to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
mask; disguise; guise; mask
retainer; attendant; escort
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
the whole area; all areas
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
matter of time; question of time
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to govern; to manage; to subdue
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
national border; provincial border
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy