strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to lure someone; to entice someone
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
government service; the bureaucracy
great army; mighty host; whole army
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
sense of unity; sense of oneness
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
estimate (of costs); budget
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to tower; to rise; to soar
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
property; fortune; assets
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship)