to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
thorough; exhaustive; complete
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
according to plan; as planned; on target
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
political measures; policy
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
common person; foolish commoner
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
phantom; vision; illusion
still; even now; to this day
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money