to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
powerful person; influential person
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
testimony; (verbal) evidence
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to explain adequately; to be accountable
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
(appearing, occurring) one after another
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
power; might; authority; influence
well-bred; of good upbringing
nothing but; none other than
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
objection; dissent; protest
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
all you have to do is; just; that's all
at once; immediately; right now
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum