imprisonment; incarceration
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
double-edged; double-edged blade
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
predicament; one's ground; one's position
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
advisory level; warning level
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
no way to do; nothing can be done
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
capable of anything; liable to do
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation