reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to finish reading; to read through
agreement; assent; Norway
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
succession struggle; succession race
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to establish; to formulate
tributary system (of Imperial China)
interference; meddling; butting in
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
tune (melody, piece of music)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan