defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
active; dynamic; energetic
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
by myself; in person; by oneself
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
healing item; health item
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case