shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
tide; current; tendency; trend
to understand from experience
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
war funds; war expenditures
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
quarrel; dispute; argument
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
difficult to ...; hard to ...
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended