genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
preface; introduction; preamble
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
disclosure; exposure; revelation
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
postwar period; period after Second World War
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(political) power; authority; influence
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to understand; to make out
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension