winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
giving; provision; furnishing
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
temple; shrine; sanctuary
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
major powers of the world; great powers
country; territory; domain; realm
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
international community; international society
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
in good health; alive and well; going strong
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
salvation (of the world); saving the world
chief; main; principal; important
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
bribe; sweetener; douceur
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
directions; instructions; orders; command