secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
orders; instructions; directive; command
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to lodge a complaint
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
every person; every mouth; every entrance
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to be worn down; to be reduced
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
obedience; submission; resignation
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
vice; immorality; corruption