vengeance; revenge; retaliation
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
water temperature (esp. bath)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
tacit; unspoken; implicit
patient; unhurried; leisurely
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
vice; immorality; corruption
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning