good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
bribe; money under the table
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
one's long-cherished desire
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
major stockholder; large shareholder
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
simply; merely; only; solely
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
about when; about what time; how soon
at some point in the past; at some stage
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other