adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
armed might; military power; the sword; force
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
all you want; as much as one wants
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
regulation; adjustment; control
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time