expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to threaten; to make threats
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to be discordant; to have discord
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
several times; a few times
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy