companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
open; public; official; overt
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
a cut above; one step above
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
hegemony; leadership; initiative
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
personal criticism; character sketch
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
leaving (fleeing) the capital
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
allegiance; obedience; submission
parallel world; parallel universe
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be suspected without cause
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
calculated; premeditated; considered