paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
slight; little; insignificant
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to escape from; to get out
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to know (someone); to think; to believe
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
to anticipate; to foresee
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
attendee; participant; person present
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
(present) head of a family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
clearly; distinctly; vividly
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
consul (of the Roman republic)
territory; autonomous region