decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
that's the way it is; such is life
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
regular meeting; ordinary Diet session
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
morals; morality; sincerity
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very interesting; of great interest
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
offense and defense; offence and defence
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
base (military, expedition, etc.)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
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
attack; drive; advance; invasion
already; now; no longer; not any more
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token