bet; wager; stake; gamble
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to turn against; to become an enemy
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
interval; break; pause; spare moment
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
strength; power; proficiency; ability
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
royal line; royal descendants
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
correction; revision; amendment
judgment; judgement; discernment
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
common people; ordinary people; masses
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer