to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
migratory bird; bird of passage
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
surface of the earth; ground surface
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to perceive; to understand
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
strategist; tactician; schemer
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to step firmly; to harden by treading