it seems so; that's what it looks like
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
unrequited love; one-sided love
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head
love affair; sensual pleasures
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
young and energetic; up-and-coming
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
government service; the bureaucracy
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
useless resistance; vain struggle
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
polite; respectful; reverent
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
old or veteran army general
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
old body; aged person; elderly person
sad to say; how sad; alas
desperation; struggle to the death
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on