reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
how long; how far; how much
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
council; conference; consultation
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
influence; clout; leverage
what is called; what they call; so-called
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
skilled manager; resourceful general
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
anything and everything; just about everything
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
in accordance with; according to
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
Imperial standard; worthy cause
to wave a flag; to show the way
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
power; authority; influence
order; sequence; procedure
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
journey; route of a journey
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille