kindness; intimacy; friendship
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
in one's hands; in one's control
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
oppression; suppression; pressure
bet; wager; stake; gamble
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
head; chief; boss; leader
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
Christian name; baptismal name
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
reply (to a letter); response; answer
commencing with; including
to have a reason; to have an excuse
military history; military annals
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
breakdown of negotiations
established fact; fait accompli
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
world; society; people; the public
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation