with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
steady; firm; solid; secure
use; utility; profit; gain
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
home and country; state; country; home town
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
furlough; leave of absence
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
death from disease; death from illness
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
main question; real issue at hand
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
circulation; dissemination
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
together; mutually; fellow
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand