outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
though; even if; whether ... or ...
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
classified document; confidential document
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
main question; real issue at hand
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to affect; to impact; to influence
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
custom; habit; customary practice
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
each nation; many nations; many countries
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
war; fighting; fierce competition
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
not necessarily so; is not always true
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty