right in the midst of; right at the height of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
instant; moment; for an instant
to bring back; to restore
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
mobilization; mobilisation
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
number of persons; personnel
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
January; first month of the lunar calendar
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
be (that) as it may; having said that
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
important documents; important papers
information transfer; information transmission
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
for example; for instance; e.g.
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail