offense and defense; offence and defence
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
news; word; tidings; omen
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
unless one ...; if one does not ...
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
declaration; proclamation; announcement
going through; going via; going by way of
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
inside; interior; inner part
thorough; exhaustive; complete
what time; (lit.) which hour
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
marriage where the couple live apart and occasionally visit each other
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
family; relatives; dependents; household
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
disposition; temperament; temper; nature