sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
southern part; the south (of a region)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
young master; son of a high-ranking person
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
protracted war; war of attrition
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
preference; priority; precedence
letter; missive; note; mail
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk; to chat; to chatter
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that is to say; so that means
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
most part; greater part; majority
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove