political measures; policy
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
call; summons; convening; convocation
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to annoy; to cause trouble
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
shameless; shameless person
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
objection; dissent; protest
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to smear with blood; to kill
founder of dynasty or sect
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
aggression; invasion; raid
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival