at first; initially; in the beginning
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
how many years; how long; what year
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
one's physical safety; personal security
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
number of persons; personnel
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
internal conditions; true state of affairs
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)