the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
direct appeal; direct petition
true state; actual condition; reality
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
if you think about it; come to think of it
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
press conference; news conference
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to manage a state; to govern a country
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
one's long-cherished desire
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to become pale; to turn pale
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology