chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
disintegration; self-destruction
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
ronin; masterless samurai
employer's house; master's house
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
decline; fall; decay; withering
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to await; to wait for; to expect
to win favour; to win favor
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
financial muscle; economic clout
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
living environment; habitat
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
rank (of troops); file; column; formation