detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
as is habit; the way life normally is
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646.2.23-1709.2.19), Shougun 1680-1709
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade
Heike family; Taira family
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
common people; ordinary people; masses
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
being very busy; busyness
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to demand money; to pester; to extort
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing