to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
founder; organizer; organiser
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
dullard; indecisive person
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to entertain; to make welcome
remnants of a defeated army
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
divide into four pieces; one fourth
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
rare; extraordinary; singular
courage and resourcefulness
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly