coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
name; given name; first name
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
surely; certainly; without doubt
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
audience (with someone of high standing)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
for example; for instance; e.g.
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Pluto (god); Pluto (dwarf planet)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
few decades; many decades; several decades
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation