grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to call in; to invite; to bring in
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
long (time that has passed); old (story)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
older person with more life experience
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
bent back; hunchback; stoop
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion