travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
independent action; acting alone
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to notify; to advise; to inform
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to torment; to harass; to tease
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
willpower; energy; vitality
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
troubled face; worried expression
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
new student; freshman; first-year student
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
for dear life; barely escaping alive
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing