delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to make a speech; to address
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)
death from disease; death from illness
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
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
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
thereupon; shortly thereafter
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
intention; idea; inclination; wish