cripple; disabled person; invalid
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
be (that) as it may; having said that
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
lost property; something dropped and left behind
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to throw down the gauntlet
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
how many people; a number of people
secret information; intelligence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
no!; no no!; no, not at all
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
a short while ago; already
application; request; petition