losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
Creuzer; Kreutzer; Kreuzer
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
government service; the bureaucracy
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
recovery; rescue; recapture
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to get thin; to taper off
old body; aged person; elderly person
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
secret information; intelligence
our country; our land; one's own country
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
armed forces; military; troops
independent unit; autonomous unit