war; fighting; fierce competition
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to shave off; to scrape off
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
area under direct control (of the shogun)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
direct control; direct supervision
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
even more; still more; further
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to repeat; to do over again
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be silent; to say nothing
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round