ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
punishment; judgement; judgment
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
yearned for; longed for; missed
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
writing (e.g. as a profession)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
second; number two; runner-up
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless