lie;  fib;  mistake;  error;  unwise move;  bad decision
 regret;  repentance;  remorse
 interesting;  fascinating;  amusing;  funny;  enjoyable;  fun
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it;  I mean
 to be heard;  to be audible;  to be said to be;  to be reputed
 envious;  jealous;  enviable (position, etc.)
 such;  like that;  that sort of;  very
 wall;  partition;  barrier;  obstacle;  Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
 key;  lock;  key (to a problem);  clue
 door (Western-style, car, etc.)
 everything;  all;  the whole;  entirely;  completely;  wholly
 outside (e.g. of a building);  exterior;  outside (of a group, company, etc.);  outside world
 attack;  assault;  raid;  criticism;  censure;  denunciation
 in preparation (for);  in case (of);  in the lead-up (to)
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 to turn inside out;  to turn the other way;  to look at (something) from another perspective;  to put it the other way round;  to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
 inside;  interior;  inner part
 extraordinarily;  astonishingly;  extremely;  terribly;  unreasonably;  absurdly
 weak;  frail;  delicate;  tender;  unskilled;  weak (wine)
 reliance;  trust;  faith;  confidence
 to cut off the head of a sleeping person;  to assassinate someone while they sleep;  to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
 country in civil war;  country disarrayed by war;  Warring States period (Japan, China);  competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants;  hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
 specialist;  expert;  professional;  authority;  pundit
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 relatives;  one's family;  friends;  members of the same organization;  followers;  henchmen
 state of mind;  mental state;  mental attitude
 -ness;  indicates assertion;  come;  come now
 painful;  difficult;  distressing;  (psychologically) difficult;  straitened (circumstances);  tight (financial situation)
 to profit;  to benefit from;  to take advantage of;  to make good use of
 particularly;  especially;  in particular;  expressly
 sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
 to surround;  to encircle;  to besiege;  to lay siege to;  to play (go, shogi, etc.)
 if so;  in that case;  in that situation
 chase;  pursuit;  tracking;  following up;  tracing
 target;  object (of worship, study, etc.);  subject (of taxation, etc.)
 quick-witted;  quick to understand
 isn't it?;  let's ...;  why don't we ...;  how about we ...
 have no choice;  there is nothing but;  no more than
 to raise one's voice;  to shout