ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
index; indices; indicator
calculation; estimation; computation
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
branch office; branch store
unlisted (on the stock exchange); non-public (company, etc.)
current value; price; market value
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to not believe one's ears
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
reason; logic; method; system; order
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to emphasize; to attach importance to
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
art of war; strategy; tactics
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
personal affair; one's own affair
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)