imposing stance; daunting pose
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
polite; respectful; reverent
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
choice; selection; option
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); ass; arse; butt
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to say; to tell; to state; to do
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
personal feelings; self-interest