refutation; rebuttal; retort
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
shades of evening; dead of night
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
proposal; motion; recommendation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
property; fortune; assets
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined