knowing; (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
first generation; founder
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
someone; unknown person; I; me
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
much less; to say nothing of
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
violation of territorial sovereignty; intrusion into territory
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
if it is the case that ...
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.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
large build; large pattern
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged