right to choose; a say; option
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(exercising) the right to command
good news; happy news; glad tidings
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
since then; from that time; ever since
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to become clear; to be made public
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
means; way; method; measure
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
war; fighting; fierce competition
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
outbreak of war; starting a war
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold