essentially the same with only minor differences
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
whole summer; summer long
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
price; cost; value; worth; value
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
bags and purses (handbags)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
meanwhile; in the meantime
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
largest class; top category
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
form of a retreating person's body