unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
be (that) as it may; having said that
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
famous sword; excellent sword
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
direct appeal; direct petition
(not) even with; (not) even using
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
such ... as; or some such
such; this sort of; like this
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price