remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
civilian control (of the military)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
self-defense; self-defence
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
cabinet (of a government); ministry
mass resignation (of officeholders); collective resignation
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
welcome; (warm) reception
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
ability; capability; skill
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
civil servants; bureaucrat; the suits
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
base; basis; bedrock; platform
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
power map; power structure; power relationships
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal