it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
messenger; envoy; emissary
reason; cause; circumstances
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
colleagues; cronies; merry men
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
even though; despite; when
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
preservation; retainment; keeping
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
high voltage; high pressure
escape valve; release valve; relief valve
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
stirring; slight movement
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to rule; to govern; to administer
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching