interception; monitoring; tapping
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
offering a full report to a superior
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
land route; overland route; by land; overland
female household; household consisting wholly of women
exemption; exoneration; discharge
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
intention; idea; inclination; wish
himself; yourself; herself
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
entreaty; appeal; petition
written oath; covenant; pledge
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
optimism; taking an optimistic view
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
dragon god; dragon king; naga
full throttle; full power
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
peril; danger; hazard; distress
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor