to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
governor-general; governor; viceroy
young person; youth; young
skilled manager; resourceful general
at a young age; while still young
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
person of little importance; insignificant person; narrow-minded person; child; dwarf
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
pork barreling; political patronage; handing out benefits to one's electoral district
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
way; method; means; resource; course
review (of learned material); revision
(a) Machiavellian; Machiavellist
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
sending home; repatriation; deportation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
ruining a country; ruined country
sign; indication; omen; symptom
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
independent; responsible; active; subjective
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell