to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to run away; to escape safely
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
immersion; being absorbed in
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
tacit; unspoken; implicit
king and princes; noble rank
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to turn against; to become an enemy
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
prohibition against women entering a sacred area
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
depending on; dependent on