form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
reshuffling; job rotation
appointment; assignment; promotion
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
is never the case; has never happened
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
an honest man; a good citizen
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
off an island; away from an island; off-island
rebellion; great uprising
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
underestimation; undervaluation
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to work hard; to work diligently
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion