guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
long ago; a long time ago; already
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
(large) house; residence; mansion
spy; secret agent; spying
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to comb down; to smooth down
long hair (usu. of a man)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
calm; composed; leisurely
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with