battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
princess; daughter of a nobleman
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
though one didn't intend (expect) to
being startled; getting a shock
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
place; room; margin; scope
thorough; exhaustive; complete
special training; intensive training; crash course
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
maid; helper; help; assistance
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
continuation; succession; series
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
probability; likelihood; chances
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to harm; to cause harm to