to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
sending home; repatriation; deportation
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
zest for living; energy to live
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
already; now; no longer; not any more
starvation; famine; hunger
epidemic; plague; pestilence
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to rank next to; to come after
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
just managing; with great difficulty
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)