state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
sudden shower; sudden downpour
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
immediate follower (of the shogun)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to speak ill of; to disparage
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
person who carries a palanquin; palanquin bearer
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
instead; but (on the other hand)
serving; attending on someone
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical