glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
essence; true nature; substance; reality
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
intelligence or information network
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
obedience; submission; resignation
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
in person; personally; directly
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
smoothly; easily; readily
ability; capability; skill
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
world record; establishing a world record (in)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
raging fire; conflagration
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear