to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
honorific title; honorific term of address
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
this family; our family; this house; we
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
person concerned; interested party; related party
particulars; details; specified items
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
closely-guarded secret; top secret
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to throw at; to turn; to raise
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
surely (not); certainly (not)
like this; this sort; this way
when it becomes; when it comes to
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell