royal castle; imperial castle
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
high-grade sake; fine drink
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
precarious situation; precarious state
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
usually; under usual circumstances
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
the lower classes; the common people
to make a sale of government property
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
your body; your health; yourself; you
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous