to take command; to give direction
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
being somewhat excited (agitated)
just managing; with great difficulty
to bring back; to restore
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
abusive language; violent language; wild words
existence; possession; having; limited company
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
genuine; authentic; true; pure
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
decision; determination; resolution
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to like; to suit; to be pleased with
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
that; the matter in question
at the bedside where one dreams