to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
index finger; forefinger; second toe
control; check; restraint; inhibition
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
both armies; both teams; both sides
detour; circumvention; turning movement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
thereupon; shortly thereafter