obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to leave (a scene); to step away
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
choices; alternatives; options
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
enemy territory; hostile place
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque