timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to become settled; to be fixed
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
close; intimate; on good terms
party-internal; within the party
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
critical moment; do-or-die situation
there being no use in arguing (about it)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
something like ...; something called ...
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
release; liberation; acquittal
firm; strong; solid; stable
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to work hard; to work diligently
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
imprisonment; incarceration
intelligence gathering; information gathering
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul