foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
good humour (humor); good mood
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be born; to come into the world
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
under the staircase; understairs
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to applaud; to cheer (for)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to apologize; to apologise