certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
monolith; large slab of rock
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
chance (of success); odds
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
together (with); at the same time; in a lump