ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
relation; connection; relevance
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
premises search; household search
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
that country; (arch.) nirvana
military force; military strength
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
arrest; apprehension; capture
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
one's home country; one's homeland
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to continue to rain or snow
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
journal; magazine; periodical
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
clearing one's throat; cough
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes