meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
calm; composed; leisurely
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
distant place; faraway location; far away
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
the late emperor; preceding emperor
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
legendary; fabled; fabulous
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
10th day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder