to be lacking in options; to be too few
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to set on fire; to ignite
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
dry riverbed; river beach
decapitation; decapitated head
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
be (that) as it may; having said that
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
head of family; originator
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
process; course; mechanism
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
return of something; repayment
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess