council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
agricultural land; farmland
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
yield; output; production
sudden price jump; steep price rise
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
arrest; apprehension; capture
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
guidance; protective custody
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
overthrow of the shogunate
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
bureau director; office chief
other; another; over; more than; I; me
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
fame (for one's bravery); great renown