half the body; half length
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
urgent report; urgent message
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
false charge; slander; defamation
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to be found; to be discovered
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
description; describing; depicting
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
love-letter; precious letter
the more one looks (at it) the more...
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation