close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to give directions; to issue instructions
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to administer the affairs of state
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
raging fire; conflagration
furiously; passionately; indignantly