meaning; significance; sense
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
appointment; assignment; promotion
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
suppression; repression; subjugation
to give an impression; to make an impression
kindness; intimacy; friendship
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
young noblewoman; princess
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to brave a danger; to take a risk
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
good prospects; full of hope; promising
the other day; lately; recently
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(within a) territory; domains
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
patriotic feelings; patriotism