care; precaution; guarding; caution
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
town; city; municipal; urban
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
if so; in that case; in that situation
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
one's house; one's home; one's family
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to die; to lay down life's burden
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
sublime; noble; high-minded
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
looking tipsy; seeming drunk
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people