to force one's way; to push through
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
overanxiety; needless worry
blur; blurred; indistinct
trio; gang of three; threesome
still; even now; to this day
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
turning evil into good through proselytization
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
serious wound; serious injury
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
impossible to do (although wants to)
himself; yourself; herself
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily