government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
subject; national; citizen
life; living; I; me; student
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
merit (esp. order of merit)
adoration; admiration; devotion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
large number (of); many; majority
popular person; favorite; favourite
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
drama; play; powerful drug
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
emphasizes direct object of action
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
number of persons; personnel