influence; clout; leverage
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
ordinary citizen; the general public
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
interference; intervention; meddling
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
war; fighting; fierce competition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise