rule; reign; government; governing
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to head home; to leave for home
sincere; earnest; serious
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
each individual; each person
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
above the knee; on one's lap
belonging to no party or school of thought
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
guard; sentinel; garrison
freely; frankly; without reserve
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)