to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
depending on; dependent on
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
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; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
belatedly; though a little too late
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
support; backing; patronage
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert