I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
either way; in any case; one way or another
decision; settlement; definition
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
having sociable manners; sociable
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground