grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
cruelty; hard-heartedness
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
each and all; every single one; everybody
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
distinguished war service; merit of war
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
using every trick (in the book)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to tumble down; to roll down