daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
you could say that; that might be so
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
several hours; a few hours
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
private person; individual
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
encouragement; cheering on
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the entire force (of soldiers)
strictly; severely; rigidly
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)