proper; appropriate; due; suitable
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
exemplar; model; example; pattern
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
in the course of one's duties
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
important point; strategic position; key point
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
excess personnel; redundant staff
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
arrangement; pact; agreement
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
trifling; little; few; slight
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
imperial court; royal court
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
stranger; person from another place
body guard; military escort
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
sense of duty (obligation)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets