very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to run about trying to escape
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to do together; to share; to participate in
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
excess; surplus; superabundance
to explain adequately; to be accountable
germination; sprouting; budding
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
again and again; repeatedly
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
certainly; surely; definitely
fully prepared; all ready
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart