vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
caustic words; defiant words
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to be jealous; to be envious
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
stature; build; height; size; physique
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
gross; disgusting; sickening