sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
making a loss; incurring a deficit
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
small mustache; short mustache
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
head house (family); birthplace; originator
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
outlook; general situation
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
summary; generalization; generalisation
glad countenance; joyful look
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
equilibrium; good balance; poise
even though; despite; notwithstanding
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
review; reconsideration; revision
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
to fight to the bitter end