(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
leader; authority; mainstay
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
extermination; expulsion; destruction
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
imperial order; imperial decree; imperial command
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
great stature; large build
proceeding to the capital
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep