anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
exclusive; attached to; specialist
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors
shameless; shameless person
isolation; being alone; being friendless
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
powerful person; influential person
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as usual; as is one's habit
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
clear; precise; definite; distinct
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
court dress; judge's robe; judge's gown; clerical robe; priest's robe; monastic robe
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
regarding highly; attaching importance to
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
not limited to; not just ...
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split