vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
influence; clout; leverage
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
next term; next period; next version; next release
death (of an emperor); demise
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
each individual; each person
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
armed forces; military; troops
defense; defence; defensive preparations
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
respect and affection; love and respect
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
just now; a moment ago; this very minute