simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
for example; for instance; e.g.
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
rule; government; administration
weak point; unskillfulness
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
use; utilization; utilisation; application
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
people; citizens; subjects; folk
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)