plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
personal (employee); employed; retained
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
(present) head of a family
official business; public business
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
domestic affairs; internal administration
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
... years old; age (of) ...
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
main cause; primary factor
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
great cause; moral law; justice
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
estimate (of costs); budget
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
regulars; regular soldiers
maintenance of public order; maintaining security