Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
outsider; layman; amateur
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
everything; anything; nothing
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
delusion; trick of the imagination
to slap; to strike; to spank
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)