perfect; complete; flawless
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
... years old; age (of) ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to be embarrassed; to lose face
ability score (in role-playing games, etc.); attribute value
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
belligerence; fighting spirit
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)