overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
the present regime; the existing regime
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
another dimension; different level; whole other level
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to get strong; to gain strength
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
priority; order of precedence
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
foundation stone; cornerstone
huge rock; firmness; solidity
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character