both eloquent and skilled
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
relation; connection; relevance
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
array; muster; line-up; full force
to be enraged; to flip out
war; fighting; fierce competition
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(your) daughter; young woman
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to leave as is; to ignore
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
internal conditions; true state of affairs
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
questions and answers; dialogue
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
prize money; monetary award; reward
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
various foreign countries; several foreign countries