large number (of); many; majority
to employ; to hire; to charter
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
powerful local clan; local strongman
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
scattered; separated; dispersed
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to keep a watchful eye on
employer's house; master's house
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
dispersal; scattering; discrete
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to order; to command; to appoint
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to repeat; to do something over again
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)