furnishings; implements; equipment
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(present) head of a family
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
older brother; elder brother
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
armed might; military power; the sword; force
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
successive generations; successive emperors