all eyes; public attention
to collect; to assemble; to gather
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
threat; intimidation; menace
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows