representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
sign; indication; omen; symptom
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
originally; by nature; from the start
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
impossible; unlikely; improbable
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to drop; to let fall; to omit