to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to take command; to give direction
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
disorder; disturbance; unrest
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
number of persons; personnel
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to anticipate; to foresee
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
area under direct control (of the shogun)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
correction; revision; amendment
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival