leadership; initiative; spearhead
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
historical; traditional; historic
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military clique; military party
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
power balance; balance of power
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
soon; before long; in the near future
death (of an emperor); demise
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
rule; government; administration
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to finish sharpening; to bring to a fine edge; to sharpen well; to polish up
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
is something that; is that which
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving