having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to look forward to something
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
main question; real issue at hand
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
final; eventual; ultimate
right (to do something); authority; power
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
again and again; repeatedly
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard