system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
possible; likely; probable
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Baden (Switzerland); Virden (Canada)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
good-neighbor diplomacy; a good-neighbor policy
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
rule; reign; government; governing