contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
while; during; while; although; all; both
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
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)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
major powers of the world; great powers
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
life or death; existence; destiny
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to face; to go towards; to head towards
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
large tree; big tree; huge tree
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate