to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
rule; reign; government; governing
acting leader (usu. of a party)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
government service; the bureaucracy
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
to apologize; to apologise
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
misrepresentation; false statement
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
future; possible; potential; prospective
general idea; concept; notion
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
society; public; community; social studies
proposal; motion; recommendation
pus; corruption; rot; evils
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
split; division; break up
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
holding one's ground; defending local authority
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street