crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
an issue being settled; a case being closed
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
regret; repentance; remorse
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
contemplation; meditation
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
sense of unity; sense of oneness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to hand over; to surrender
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to set (sun); to become dark
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
negotiations; discussions; connection
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to attack; to assault; to assail
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
secret; private; surreptitious
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be able to manage somehow or another
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.)