draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
guess; speculation; supposition
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
dominion; territory; possession
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
possession (esp. of a territory)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to give; to do (something) for
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
chance (of success); odds
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
suspicious-looking; fishy
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
anticommunism; anti-communism
political intervention; political interference; political meddling
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
retiring from military service
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
counter for rules; rule; regulation
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel