to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
different opinion; objection
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
firm promise; definite promise
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
series of battles; successive battles
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
that; the matter in question
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to grow taller (of people)