source of revenue; financial supporter
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
without permission; without notice
internal conditions; true state of affairs
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
commander; general; leader
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
terrain; geographical features; topography
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
right beside; close to; nearby
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to perceive; to understand
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
joints; points (of a speech)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing