friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
at least; at most; (even) just
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
children's story; fairy tale
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
study; diligence; discount; reduction
heir; inheritor; successor
planned; scheduled; systematic
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is