is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
medical care; medical treatment
tool; implement; means; furniture
really; truly; indeed; good grief
letter; missive; note; mail
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
government forces; loyalist army
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
sovereign power; the reins of government
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
god of death; death deity; Death
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching