current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
complete book; complete set; treatise
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
conditionally; with conditions attached
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
likability; favorability; popularity
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
explosion; rupture; break off
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
as you see; as you can see
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing