unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
ruler's orders; master's orders
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to not take seriously; to take lightly
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to shake off; to throw off
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
-less; lacking; non-existing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
not yet known; unknown; strange
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
I've got to be going; I must go
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
way; method; means; resource; course
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop