self-interest; selfish desire
great emperor; ... the Great
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
feeling keenly; fully realizing
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to have a talk; to tell a story
masterful performance; virtuosity
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
position; location; base; point; site
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
to cover fully; to wrap around
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
righteousness; justice; right
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
administration of justice
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic