some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
young person; youth; young
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
so; like this; in this way
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
few decades; many decades; several decades
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to repeat; to do something over again
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
a few years ago; some years back