inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to speak; to say; to vocalize
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
such; like that; that sort of; very
to smirk; to grin broadly
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
be (that) as it may; having said that
interference; intervention; meddling
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
shameless; shameless person
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to take over; to hand over
to manage a state; to govern a country
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
proper; right; reasonable
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny