very much; very many; more and more
upper reaches of a river; upstream
imperial court; royal court
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
branch office; branch store
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to bring; to take; to bring about
to govern; to manage; to subdue
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
(doing something) regardless of expense
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bet; wager; stake; gamble
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
at that time; in those days
festival merrymaking; revelry
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
question; inquiry; enquiry
way; method; means; resource; course