plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to notify; to advise; to inform
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to search for; to seek for; to look for
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
press corps; group of reporters
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
good-luck meal (eaten before a competition, etc.)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands