political climate; political situation
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to find fault with; to question
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
soldier; combatant; warrior
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to temper thoroughly; to train well
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
great cause; moral law; justice
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
storehouse; warehouse; godown
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
safety; welfare; well-being
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence