to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
favorite sword; cherished sword
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
reading aloud; recitation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
interruption; suspension; break
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
in that manner; like that
in the same way as; just like
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
imagination; supposition; guess
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
outline; summary; gist; in brief
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)