unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be into something (e.g. a hobby)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
chief vassal; senior statesman
one's person; around one's person
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
national polity; National Athletic Meet
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
Xuantong era (of emperor Puyi; 1909-1911)
restoration; reinstatement
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Itagaki Seishirou (1885.1.21-1948.12.23)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
this and that; one thing or another
accession to the throne; enthronement
bolt from the blue; great surprise
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
troublesome; pain in the butt
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
being very busy; busyness