sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
besides; in addition; also; moreover
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
invitation; introduction; temptation
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
rebel; insurrectionist; traitor
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
finish; finishing; finishing touches
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
restoration of imperial rule
sovereign power; the reins of government
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right