meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
popular name; common name; given name
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
last days; the end; one's fate
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to gather; to collect; to assemble
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
such; like that; that sort of
story; tale; talk; discussion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to throw at; to turn; to raise
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
by means of; due to; because of; according to