to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
button (clothing); push-button; button
(not) even once; (not) ever
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
excess; surplus; superabundance
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
belly meat (from a fish, esp. salmon)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
form of government; system of government; polity
three; three years of age
rule; government; administration
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
the people; citizens; the populace
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
enactment; establishment; creation
rule; reign; government; governing