thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
while; during (the time when)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
leader; authority; mainstay
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to have an eye on; to zero in on
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
twice; again; second time
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)