what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be too numerous; to be too much
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
as stated; verbatim; literally
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
in the end; at the end of the day
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
this and that; one thing and another
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
pressure; oppression; suppression
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
empress (consort); queen (consort)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
strong-willed; strong of heart
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
sympathy; compassion; pity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
consequently; as a result
at least; at most; (even) just
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious