divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
two (long cylindrical things)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
naughty; mischievous; unruly
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm