(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
prospects of victory; chances of success
until now; so far; up to the present
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
professional gambler; gamester
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to be enchanted; to be charmed
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
still; even now; to this day
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)