iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
transport; transportation
foreign; abroad; overseas
town; city; municipal; urban
under control (e.g. of territory)
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
personal grudge; personal enmity
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to thrust down; to push off