to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
thoroughly; through and through
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
use; utility; profit; gain
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
himself; yourself; herself
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
rope; cord; policeman's rope
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
near; close; beside; third person
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
Le Bel; Lebel; Rebell; Rewbell
national finance; central government finance
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
imperial throne; the Crown
biological younger brother
to be appointed to a rank
surely; certainly; without doubt
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
government; administration
the good old days; halcyon days
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
outside the country; abroad
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat