official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
infant; baby; little child
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
to make a speech; to address
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
successor; replacement; second wife
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
five most important temples of a region
right in the midst of; right at the height of
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
stolen goods; loot; spoils
illegal channel; back channel; black market
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
to smash violently; to crush
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort