to join forces; to cooperate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
trust; confidence; credence
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
recreation; diversion; relaxation
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
although I say; although one might say; although called
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
human rights; civil liberties
overlooking; turning a blind eye
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
devil; evil spirit; genie
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
trouble; bother; annoyance
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
being produced in a particular region; local specialty