swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
invisibly; secretly; privately
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
unique; peculiar; singular
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
worst; worst-case (scenario)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
what kind of business; what sort of matter
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged