fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to say; to be called; to do
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to some extent; to a certain extent
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to hand (over); to deliver in person
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to say; to tell; to state; to do
in this manner; in this way; like this
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
authenticity; credibility
when it becomes; when it comes to
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone