edict; public announcement
ruler's orders; master's orders
to watch for an unguarded moment
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to give directions; to issue instructions
discretion; consideration; allowance
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
outward appearance; apparent
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
smoothly; easily; readily
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
one by one; in detail; minutely
to like; to love; to be fond of
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement