to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to face; to go towards; to head towards
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
how much; how many; to what extent
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point