showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
meal set before one; women's advances
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to hug (unintentionally, unable to suppress one's emotions)
death (of an emperor); demise
mistress; kept woman; concubine
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
spy; secret agent; spying
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
without doubt; certain; sure
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
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)
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to pay attention; to be watchful
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
they; those guys; those fellows
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic