to take (be in) charge of
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to redeem (from sin); to save
secret meeting; secret conference
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
but; however; provided that
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
historical play; period drama
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
person being waited for; person who waits
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be enraged; to flip out
antiquity; the previous era
strategist; tactician; schemer
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
in terms of; from the point of view of
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate