to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
motherland; fatherland; native country
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
property; fortune; means; assets
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to speak; to hear a voice
letting (someone) die without helping
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
because of; owing to; due to
100,000,000; one hundred million
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
younger people; future generations
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)