to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
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
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
ago; since; before; previous
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
duty; function; office; mission; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
along the road; along the way
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
society; public; community; social studies
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
common people; ordinary people; masses
to manage a state; to govern a country
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
by sheer strength; by brute force
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
self-determination; suicide
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
this and that; one thing and another
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than