major dealer; wealthy merchant
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
magic sword; cursed sword
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
unveiling; debut; introduction
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
narrow; thin (sized); slender
calamity; misfortune; disaster
worry; mental agony; heartache
to express one's deepest sympathies
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
deep regret; great disappointment
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
(political) administration; political power
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
last days; the end; one's fate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)