to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
much less; to say nothing of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
last days; the end; one's fate
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
being in one's hometown; being in one's domain (as opposed to being in Edo; of a daimyo or his retainers)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
for this very reason; that is exactly why
assertion; declaration; affirmation
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be silent; to say nothing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
choice; selection; option
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping