sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
very much; exceedingly; extremely
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
all-out attack; general offensive
to save; to leave over; to spare
full retreat; general retreat
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
limit; localize; localise
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
either way; in any case; one way or another
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
Uraga magistrate (oversaw inspection of ships and cargo entering Edo Bay via Uraga; Edo period)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
subordinates; petty officials
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)