nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
very likely; very probable
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
right of succession; right to the throne
unconfirmed; unidentified
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
interior; inside; internal
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
war; fighting; fierce competition
huge win; overwhelming victory
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism