to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
moderator; host; chairman
gleaming; shining; glistening
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
Glyn; Glynn; Glynne; Grin; Gulin; Gullin
particulars; details; specified items
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
concession; conciliation; compromise
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
desperation; struggle to the death
adverse circumstances; adversity
all you have to do is; just; that's all
supreme command; direction over all
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to be relieved; to feel relieved
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
around the clock; day and night
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
persistence; single-mindedness
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone