failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to become clear; to be made public
matter of time; question of time
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to challenge (a person) to a fight
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to shine in (light); to illuminate
composite; combined; complex
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
one way or the other; either way
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
birth; creation; formation
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
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.)
hills and fields; hill and dale