conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
property; fortune; means; assets
interest; rights; concession
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
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
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
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
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
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
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)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
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
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky