to be discouraged; to shrink from
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
major powers of the world; great powers
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
provisional; temporary; tentative
established practice; custom
edict; public announcement
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
feigned; pretending (not to know)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
surmise; guess; inference
now that; since; as long as; provided that
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
temporary; provisional; interim
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
investiture of the Crown Prince
to say too much; to go too far
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
foreigner; alien; stranger
international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
just; fair; proper; reasonable