glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
while; during (the time when)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
companion; company; tritagonist
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to face; to go towards; to head towards
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
considerably; fairly; quite
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
to pick up; to find; to gather
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
child's tear-stained face