fort; stronghold; fortification
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
race (of people); type of person
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
sons and daughters; children; girl
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
one's own child; one's own children
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
financial power; financial means; wealth
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
interference; intervention; meddling
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship