farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
field; plain; prairie; moor
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to run out (e.g. of the room)
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
death in battle; death on the battlefield
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
historic; historical; traditional
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
corporal punishment; punishment by mutilation
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
proclamation; promulgation
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
item; article; clause; section; point
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation