to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
private citizen; civilian
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
power; authority; jurisdiction
combatant; interested party in warfare; warring nation; belligerent
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
entry into port; arriving in harbor
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
worthy of special mention
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
(necessary) personnel; required person
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
enemy territory; hostile place
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching