whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
belief; faith; conviction
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
literature; books (reference); document
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
prayer (for something); supplication
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
not limited to; not just ...
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état