measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
murder of one's own lord or father
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
reality; actuality; hard fact
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
quiet; still; surreptitious
massing (of troops); gathering
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
going around; patrol; round; tour
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to watch over; to watch attentively
guard; sentinel; garrison
police; police officer; police station
armed might; military power; the sword; force
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
small number; few; minority
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to turn towards; to point
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
if so; in that case; in that situation
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)