blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to attack; to assault; to assail
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
reason; cause; circumstances
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
the various countries of Europe and America; the West
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
development; exploitation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)