whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
servant; manservant; menial
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
manners; courtesy; etiquette
treasure house; storage for valuable property
stairs; stairway; staircase
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
in accordance with plans; just as planned
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
from here; from this place
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
at that time; in those days
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be conspicuous; to stand out