my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
orders; instructions; directive; command
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
from one's seat; without stirring
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
way; method; means; resource; course
the husband of one's elder sister
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
great difference; major mistake
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
military conflict; armed conflict
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
isolation; being alone; being friendless
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
both; both sides; both parties
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
contradiction; inconsistency
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to turn against; to become an enemy
firm; unshakeable; resolute