foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
distant look; faraway look
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
explanation; interpretation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
for the first time in one's life
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
clearly; brightly; crisply
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to