holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
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
terrain; geographical features; topography
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
anything and everything; just about everything
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
conviction; belief; confidence
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
something like ...; something called ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
ignorant of the ways of the world
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely