commitment; pledge; promise
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
powerful person; influential person
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
political measures; policy
at work; in the midst of work; working
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
source of information; intelligence source; message source
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
(religious) faith; belief; creed
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
fortress; stronghold; citadel
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
sobriety; soberness; sober face
castle tower; keep; donjon
unable to resist; unable to suppress
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
weary from traveling (travelling)