main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
metal plate; metallic plate
(not) even for a moment; (not) for an instant
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
wedded life; married life
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
in the future; another day; later
image quality (film, video, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
(set of) facial features; looks
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)