pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
higher rank; better position
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
cold reception; inhospitality
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
false charge; slander; defamation
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to employ; to hire (a servant)
underneath a Japanese plum tree
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
main force; brute force; strong-arm
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to be worn out (from domestic life)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
everyday life; daily life
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose