(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
influence; clout; leverage
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to hit hard; to strike hard
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
Ministry of Justice (in Tang dynasty China)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
somehow; for some reason or other
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
separation; farewell; parting