threat; intimidation; menace
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
several people; a few people
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to read the situation; to sense the mood
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
emperor (of Japan); mikado
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
under the orders of; by order (command)
chief vassal; senior statesman
to collect; to assemble; to gather
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
mistress; kept woman; concubine
topic of discussion; agenda
only recently; just of late
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)