if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
rule; reign; peaceful times
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to trample; to crush underfoot
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
of tender years; very young
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
order; command; life; destiny; fate
the other night; a few nights ago
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to fall flat; to fall face down
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
first water drawn on New Year's morning
losing one's means of livelihood
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
even more; still more; further
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with