association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
and yet; despite (all) that
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
creating a (usually favorable) environment
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
deviation; departure; omission
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be erected; to be built
offensive (movement); aggression
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
good-looking; fair; beautiful
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
the Emperor's person or presence
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
site; point on a map; spot
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reserve corps; flying squadron
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)