head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
that's the way it is; such is life
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to be nearing death; to be dying
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
training; drill; practice; discipline
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
just one person; only one
to become calm; to die down
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
first thing in the morning
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)