slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
depravity; corruption; degradation
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to appease; to suppress; to calm
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
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
land near a castle; castle town
to tower over the surroundings
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
one way or the other; either way
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
greeting; a fine thing to say
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to burst (open); to break; to split
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
widely viewed as a prominent prospect (for)
right of succession; right to the throne