indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
insubordination; outlawry
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
sooner or later; in time; eventually
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
fidelity to one's principles
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
wherein; therein; thereinto
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
in the meanwhile; during the time
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in comparison to; rather than
succession struggle; succession race
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
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