unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
recommendation; referral; endorsement
voluntary; optional; free; elective
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to make sense; to be meaningful
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
name; given name; first name
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
silence; stillness; quietness
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
way; method; means; resource; course
expertise; experience; knowledge
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
regiment of military policemen
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to save; to leave over; to spare
to rain incessantly; to downpour
still (continuing); as ever; further
stirring; slight movement
gambling den; gambling house
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances