to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
house where one was born; one's parents' house
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
any of; either of; (to) any
unique; peculiar; singular
armed might; military power; the sword; force
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
one end; an end; part; fragment
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to make a success in life
royalty and titled nobility
outside the country; abroad
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
only; merely; but; no more than
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
important; momentous; essential; principal; major