daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
funny story; funny anecdote
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be silent; to say nothing
of course; certainly; naturally
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
how; in what way; how about
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
complete change; about-face
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
instant; moment; for an instant
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
messenger; envoy; emissary
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
via; through; by doing; by means of; using