statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to triumph; to be elated with success
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
outbreak of war; starting a war
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to trample; to crush underfoot
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to redeem (from sin); to save
this (very thing); this precisely
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison