to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
flying column; detached force
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
polite; respectful; reverent
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
forced laugh; forced smile
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
to make one's own; to take possession of
to use all one's strength (ability)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
dealing with; coping with
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
influenced (by); under an influence
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
to pause; to have a short intermission
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
you (plural); all of you; you all
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
the lower classes; the common people
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires