plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
if it is the case that ...
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
rather; sooner; preferably
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
otherwise; or else; if not
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
strongest ever; most powerful in history
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
experienced viewer (of theatre, kabuki, etc.); kabuki connoisseur
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous