prudence; discretion; thought
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to attack; to assault; to assail
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to be needed; to be wanted
mental illness; psychosis
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to detain; to take into custody
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude