inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to seize (secure) evidence
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to shade an account; to add something extra
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
during; for the duration of
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
restraint; restriction; control; check
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
land near a castle; castle town
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit