to be smeared; to be covered
bright red; crimson lotus flower
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
surely (not); certainly (not)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
secret information; intelligence
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to base something on; to make something the basis
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
idealistic thought (argument)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece