to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
enemy territory; hostile place
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter