to concentrate one's effort (on something)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
several years; a few years
runner-up; second (in a race)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to have an eye on; to zero in on
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
support; backing; patronage
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to detain; to take into custody
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
shipping; shipment; forwarding
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
reason; cause; history; origin
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
absorption; suction; attraction
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to show; to bare (the teeth)
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth