to chase; to run after; to pursue
product; produce; result; fruit
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
since when; from when; how long
conviction; belief; confidence
interruption; suspension; break
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
training range; training grounds; training area
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
convention; tired tradition; old custom
be (that) as it may; having said that
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
that day; the very same day
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
immediately; right away; on the spot
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel