rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
chance (of success); odds
country; territory; domain; realm
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
reading partway; leaving half-read
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
one's principles and position
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
friction; discord; strife
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
parting ways after a quarrel
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden