fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; dialogue
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
being too late; losing one's final chance
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
door; gate; opening; title page
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
at once; immediately; right now
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
(period of) a year; during an era
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
alone; by oneself; on one's own