at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be silent; to say nothing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to smash violently; to crush
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
proper; respectable; decent; honest
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)