conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to push aside; to push one's way through
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
at once; there and then; immediately
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation