great man; hero; master mind
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
high and low (social standing)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
both sides; two sides; double-sided
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to become clear; to be made public
(Japanese) imperial succession
counter for generations; epoch
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
weak constitution; ill health
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
touting; tout; barker; pander
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to burrow through; to dig through