to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
already; now; no longer; not any more
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
together with; same; both; all; including ...
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
first generation; founder
fragment; one of the group or party
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
family; relatives; dependents; household
strong defense; strong defence
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
radical party; extremists
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
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.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
district; section; sector
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)