cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
royal castle; imperial castle
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
financial power; financial means; wealth
armed might; military power; the sword; force
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
independence movement; mutually independent
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
retention; maintenance; preservation
terrain; geographical features; topography
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
rule; reign; government; governing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
recollection; reminiscence
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to change; to shift; to come and go
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected