in addition; besides this; twice
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
ration; stipend; allowance
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring
parents and siblings; one's relatives
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to step over or across; to overcome
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
situation; state of things; current affairs
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
capable of anything; liable to do
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
possible; probable; likely
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
tear; rip; breach; break; hole; crack
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)