reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
each house; every house; many houses
command; lead; generalship; leadership
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
follow-up report; further news
news; word; tidings; omen
the question remains; it comes into question
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
perfect; complete; flawless
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife