taking a hem up; hemming up
legal officer; legal office; judge advocate (army); praetor; pretor
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
southwestern part; the southwest
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
not necessarily so; is not always true
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
assistant ...; probationary ...
inspector general; commissioner
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
force (bulldoze) one's way through
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer