deliberation; discussion; consideration
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
military authorities; army circles
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
start; beginning; first step; clue
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
other than; excluding; without
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
in person; personally; directly
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
generation; lifetime; age
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)