rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to become desperate; to give in to despair
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
small profits; low interest
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
collaboration; joint work
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
high efficiency; high performance
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
original idea; originality
end; close; conclusion; termination
muzzle-loading; muzzleloader
charging a gun (with gunpowder); charge of gunpowder
form; method; system; formula
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
something like ...; something called ...
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
preliminary step; first step
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
discussion; argument; debate
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
leaving everything up to someone else
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
worried look; worried expression