obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
great cause; moral law; justice
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(navigable) canal; waterway
when it comes to; concerning
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
survival; survivor; relic
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
interference; meddling; butting in
pride; boast; credit (to)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to correct oneself; to restate
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder