diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
too (much); overly; excessively
poor policy; poor plan; unwise measure; (one's own) plan
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to say; to be called; to do
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be transparent; to show through
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby
you (plural); all of you; you all
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
choice; selection; option
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
changing clothes; change of clothes
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type