wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sending home; repatriation; deportation
flight; desertion; escape
in accordance with plans; just as planned
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
covert action; covert operations
to express (in words); to confess
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
origin; beginning; source; rise
southern part; the south (of a region)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
adaptability; flexibility
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
level; standard; water level
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens