collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
desperately; for one's dear life
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
strategist; tactician; schemer
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
application; request; petition
many; much; plenty; hardly
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
only; merely; but; no more than
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
economy; economics; economising; saving; economy (class)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
existence; possession; having; limited company
older sister; lass; young lady
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be forward; to be impertinent
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)