foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
explanation; interpretation
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
done; just done; just finished
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hostility; animosity; enmity
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
self-control; self-restraint
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)