byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to claim victims; to cause casualties
survival; survivor; relic
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
deadly serious; deadly earnest
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
with a (light) slapping sound
periodic; regular; routine
unceasing; never-ending; endless
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
group; bunch; crowd; group
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
among these; between these; of these
hostile relations; hostile relationship