stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
horseplay; fooling around
by all means; by all costs
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to shake one's head (in denial)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
under control (e.g. of territory)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...