to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
deputy secretary (government); deputy director
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
in person; personally; directly
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
great man; magnanimous man
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
menial; meanness; servility; abject
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
all present; all concerned; all of us
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to engage in a heated discussion
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
increasing one's fighting spirit
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
the orders of one's ruler
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship