to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
each place; various places
guard; security (officer); guardsman
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
commencing with; including
intelligence operative; spy
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
severe punishment; rigorous measures
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
just now; a moment ago; this very minute