if you think about it; come to think of it
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
shady; underhanded; questionable
commencing with; including
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
last ray of hope; only hope
consent; recognition; approval; certification
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
crotch; thigh; groin; crutch
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
public support; official support; public aid
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude