confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
direct unforked road; straight path
suppression; repression; subjugation
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
inn town; post town; post-station town
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
back street; back alley; off-street
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to throw into; to dump in together
pull; patronage; tug; discount
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low