to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
government; administration
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
rule over the whole country
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
steady; sound; reliable; solid
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(political) administration; political power
struggle (for); scramble; contest
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
financial power; financial means; wealth
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
himself; yourself; herself
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
but; however; provided that
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get