to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
official announcement; proclamation
land near a castle; castle town
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
older brother and older sister
separate; scattered; apart
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
intelligence gathering; information gathering
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
death from disease; death from illness
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
identification papers; ID
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
speech; expression; wording; language
way of talking; speaking style
casual speech; peer language; informal language