hidden room; secret chamber
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
future years; in (one's) later years
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
determination; resolution
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to lose one's resolve; to have one's resolution waver
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
an assortment; combination
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
arbitrariness; self-will; whim
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
second; number two; runner-up
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
orphan; person without friends
each nation; many nations; many countries
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less