to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
people; citizens; subjects; folk
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
adoration; reverence; esteem
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
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
to accept; to receive; to agree
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to underrate; to make light of
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
great and small; in detail; all
secret information; intelligence
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
every single word and phrase; word by word
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
real intention; true motive; true meaning