worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
official announcement; proclamation
royal castle; imperial castle
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
danger; peril; hazard; risk
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ignorant of the ways of the world
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
and; thereupon; because of that
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained