public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
old body; aged person; elderly person
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the big two...; two major...; two main...
league; federation; union; alliance
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
mask; disguise; guise; mask
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
of course; certainly; naturally
isolation; being alone; being friendless
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
report; notification; registration
will; testament; last request