to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to be careful; to take the utmost care
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
disobeying an order; insubordination
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to pitch camp; to set up camp
on the strength of numbers
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
region; limits; stage; level
how; in what way; how about; questionable
as usual; as is one's habit
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
private citizen; civilian
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
military force; force of arms; strength of an army