sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
raging bull; ferocious bull
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
one's own property; possessions
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
rule over the whole country
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
change of title; retitling; changed title
both sides; two sides; double-sided
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
haughty; arrogant; overbearing
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
the rights and wrongs (of a case)
talk; recital; narration; topic