cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
contrary to one's expectations
royal capital; imperial capital
very great; enormous; serious
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to take someone's life; to kill someone
be (that) as it may; having said that
war; fighting; fierce competition
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
foreign enemy; outside invader
private citizen; civilian
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
average; ordinary; normal
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
change; metamorphosis; transformation
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
bento; Japanese box lunch
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
weather; fair weather; fine weather
open field; empty lot; plain
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
important point; point to make note of
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing