by all means; at all costs; absolutely
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
when it becomes; when it comes to
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
various fiefdoms; various domains
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
chance (of success); odds
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
will not do; do not; does not
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
knowing; (an) acquaintance
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to incur someone's enmity
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted