pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
reform; reformation; reorganization
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
influence; effect; impact
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
armed forces; military; troops
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
and (also); both ... and; as well as
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing