unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
democratic nation; democratic country
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
good contrast; marked contrast
searching for someone; search for a missing person
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
handrail; railing; banister
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
successive generations; successive emperors
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
portrait; likeness; picture
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(one's) countenance; face
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out