to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
isolation; being alone; being friendless
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
of course; certainly; naturally
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
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.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
infection; contagion; becoming infected
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
official business; public business
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
fourth day of the month; four days
successive generations; successive emperors
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae