enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
like this; in this way; as you see
manners and customs; folkways; usage
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
the ways of the world; human nature
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality
end; tip; extremities; terminal
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
that is to say; so that means
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match