to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
same; similar; (just) like; equal
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(period of) a year; during an era
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
conviction; belief; confidence
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
right of succession; right to the throne
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to disperse; to take a castle
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
heir; inheritor; successor
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
serious illness; dangerous disease
to smear with blood; to kill
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
an issue being settled; a case being closed