no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
that's a different matter; that's a different story
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
in person; personally; directly
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
triangle; triangular shape
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
outbreak of war; starting a war
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
strategist; tactician; schemer
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
hostile party; enemy side
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed