otherwise; if not; or else
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
near; nearby; not far off
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
foundation stone; cornerstone
best friend; very close friend
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to look away; to avert one's eyes
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
series of battles; successive battles
fate; destiny; predestination
establishment; settlement
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict