to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
evil spirit; demon; devil
exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
deep-seated grudge; hatred
young person; youth; young
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
period of youth; while young
weakening; emaciation; decline
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to throw oneself (into an activity)
support; backing; aid; assistance
division; section; classification; sorting; division
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
intelligence network; information network
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
unexpectedly; surprisingly