unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
direct control; direct supervision
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
one's own army; one's own team
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
being startled; getting a shock
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master