clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
tension; mental strain; nervousness
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
district; section; sector
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
novel; original; new; innovative
student (esp. a university student)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble