to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
proceeding to the capital
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
overanxiety; needless worry
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
many; numerous; various; large number of
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
land near a castle; castle town
although; but; even though; I wish that
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
another state; different region
caution; precaution; care
strictly; severely; rigidly
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
Son of God; child of an emperor
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve