twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
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
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to own; to receive; to understand
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
consequence; outcome; result; blame
instead; but (on the other hand)
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
objection; dissent; protest