difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
study group; study meeting
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to rip out (and take); to tear out
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
arrest; apprehension; capture
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
dealing with; coping with
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
being too late; losing one's final chance
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
valid; effective; yuko (judo)