power behind the throne; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; (lit.) shadow shogun
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
defense; defence; protection
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
attendance; presence; appearance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
defence forces; defence corps
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't you think?; indicates question
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
go that far; to that extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out