pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
intelligence or information network
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to lead someone around by the nose
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to get someone to say; to make someone say
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
guess; speculation; supposition
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
morality; moral principles
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration