coincident with; while; simultaneously
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to turn against; to become an enemy
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
now that; since; so long as; because
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
biological child; one's own child
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
genuine article; real thing; real deal
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
absolutely; positively; decidedly
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap