citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
simply; merely; only; solely
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
consideration; taking into account
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
rule; reign; government; governing
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
fetters; shackles; restraints; bond; connection
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
sincere; earnest; serious
be (that) as it may; having said that
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
together; mutually; fellow
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
blood vessel; blood relationship
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition