guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
territorial right; dominion
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
public welfare; the people's livelihood
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
party in full swing; party at its peak
pardon; remission; amnesty
to be burned out (of one's home)
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
chamberlain; castle keeper
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
national crisis; national disaster
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry