trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to spread; to be propagated
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
entry into port; arriving in harbor
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sense of politics; feeling for politics
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
head; leader; prime minister
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
system of government; government structure
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
time; hour; season; time of the year
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
supplementary explanation
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
means of transportation; means of transport