circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
specialization; specialisation
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
family; relatives; dependents; household
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
selection; choice; option
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
rather; sooner; preferably
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
no!; no no!; no, not at all
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
impossible; unlikely; improbable
choices; alternatives; options
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
those (near the second person)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)