to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
choices; alternatives; options
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
tail (animal); tail end; tip
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
dukedom; duchy; principality
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
present (brought by a visitor); gift
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to anticipate; to foresee
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
river; stream; River; the ... river
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
nausea; sickness in the stomach
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
symptoms; condition (of a patient)