way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
moving about; stirring about
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
way of speaking; intimation
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to see through; to see the true nature of something
direct control; direct supervision
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
armed group; armed insurgents
small number; few; minority
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
expertise; experience; knowledge
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
adherent; devotee; believer
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
on the occasion of; at the time of
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just