close associate; close aide; brains-truster
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
for today; for the time being
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
independence; self-reliance
came here; coming here; recently
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
armed might; military power; the sword; force
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
serious; not joking; straight
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
last night; yesterday evening
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters