to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to fight with swords; to cross swords
eternal; unlimited; endless
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
guess; speculation; supposition
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
deportation; expulsion from the country
to put into effect; to put into practice
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
on the way back; returning
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
evil spirit; demon; devil
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to show; to bare (the teeth)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
at the last moment; this late in the game
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
in the end; at the end of the day