rule; government; administration
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
ordinary citizen; the general public
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
sanity; consciousness; soberness
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
invisibly; secretly; privately
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
transactions; dealings; business
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
maritime transport; shipping
(present) head of a family
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
messenger; envoy; emissary
true character; true heart; true spirit
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
fiscal stimulus; increasing public spending
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
slight; little; insignificant
hoarding; storing away (without using)