to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
almost; roughly; approximately
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
together; at the same time; same; identical
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
subordination; dependency
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
proposal; offer; request; application
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
profitable plan; good plan