seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
written seal; stylized signature
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to pen; to write; to draw
to hate each other; to hate mutually
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
remote mountain; mountain recesses
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
naturalization; naturalisation
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
viceroy; governor-general
should do; ought to do; must do
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
token (effort); something done for form's sake
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition