to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
the real criminal; true culprit
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
official announcement; proclamation
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
postponement; deferment; adjournment
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
right of succession; right to the throne
unconfirmed; unidentified
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages