in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
settlement; permanent residency
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
operation; functioning; running
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to put into effect; to put into practice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
another's parent; another's parents
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
questions and answers; dialogue
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
one's physical safety; personal security
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command