escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
retainer; retinue; servant
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
intelligence agency; secret service
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
baseless rumor; baseless rumour; gossip; false report
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
internal sense; public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
self-interest; personal profit
self-interest; selfish desire
consequently; as a result
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
in person; personally; directly
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head
treacherous; wicked; perverse