unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
proposal; proposition; suggestion
goodness; excellence; virtue
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
determination; resolution
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to torment; to torture; to harass
condition; state (of health); appearance
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
looking pale; looking unwell
companion; company; tritagonist
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark