acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
bet; wager; stake; gamble
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
the place for; the time for; the level of
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to lean against; to set against
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
discretion; consideration; allowance
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
one's long-cherished desire
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor