cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
toe; toe (of a golf club)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to die; to ascend to heaven
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
entire world; whole world; world stage
death (of an emperor); demise
to manage a state; to govern a country
to be nearing death; to be dying
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
unseasonable; out of season
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
official announcement; proclamation
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
just managing; with great difficulty
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed