to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
thereupon; shortly thereafter
close call; narrow escape
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
possible; likely; probable
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
with these words; while saying
either way; in any case; one way or another
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
thorough; exhaustive; complete
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
done; just done; just finished
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to begin; to set about; to start
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)