from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
naturally; of course; understandably
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
and so; therefore; for that reason
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
visual hallucination; vision
heart; guts; nerve; central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to understand from experience
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
together; at the same time; same; identical
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
immediately; right away; on the spot
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(not) a single person; (no) one
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
conflict; fighting each other
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
the very start; the very beginning
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
massing (of troops); gathering
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls