coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
word; term; language; speech
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
something like ...; something called ...
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
square metre; square meter
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
will not do; do not; does not
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
leader; central personage
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around