greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
direct unforked road; straight path
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
inn town; post town; post-station town
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
back street; back alley; off-street
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to throw into; to dump in together