chief retainer; daimyo's minister
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
prime minister; premier; chancellor
intelligence; discernment
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
guess; conjecture; surmise
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
stairs; stairway; staircase
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
quick work; (clever) feat
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre