to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to throw into; to dump in together
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
the whole area; all areas
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
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.)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
influence; clout; leverage
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to put on airs; to assume importance
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
meeting hall; assembly hall
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
leader; central personage
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
all night long; all through the night
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver