surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be silent; to say nothing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
really; truly; indeed; good grief
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be born; to come into the world
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
(traditional Japanese) musical instruments
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role