short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
(social) position; status
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to manage a state; to govern a country
it is I who should say so
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
good humour (humor); good mood
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
power; authority; jurisdiction
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
not necessarily so; is not always true
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace