true character; real nature
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
high (government) official
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
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as (for); for; in the capacity of
too much; excessively; too
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to give an impression; to make an impression
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to go out and away; to leave
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
imperial court; royal court
no matter what it is; in every case
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
a question from the emperor
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility