distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
with a friendly grin; smilingly
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
creak; squeak; creaking sound
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to spring at; to leap upon
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)