soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
recuperation; medical treatment
good prospects; full of hope; promising
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
stepwise; one step at a time
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
three generations; three periods; third generation