another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
gossip; corner of the mouth
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
prime minister; premier; chancellor
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
several times; once or twice
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
difficult to ...; hard to ...
accession to the throne; enthronement
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
normalization; normalisation
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
beyond this point; from now on; after this
few decades; many decades; several decades
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
thorough; exhaustive; complete
oppression; suppression; pressure
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
that; the matter in question
survival; survivor; relic
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
battlefield; battleground
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else