driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
(giving) instruction; initiation
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
lineage; pedigree; family line
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Hokke (northern branch of the Fujiwara clan, Heian period)
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
matcha; powdered green tea
to slide down; to slip down
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay