to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
a considerable number; a fair number
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
to incur someone's enmity
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
forcibly; against one's will
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to palm off; to force a sale
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
property; fortune; means; assets
house built on sand; house of cards
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
stifled (laughter); simmering
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
simply; merely; only; solely
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
annexation; merger; swallowing up
maintenance; preservation; improvement
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to be smeared; to be covered