property; fortune; means; assets
interest; rights; concession
all; entire; whole; altogether
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
reform; reformation; reorganization
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
such; this sort of; like this
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
until now; so far; up to the present
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
area under direct control (of the shogun)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
while; even though; despite
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
both; many; various; together
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into