to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
supplement; appendix; addendum
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to fight to the last (death)
marital relationship; marital relations
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
small government; limited government
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
entering the metropolitan area
sword hunt; sword confiscation
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
only; merely; but; no more than
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)