dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to speak; to hear a voice
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
stock raising; livestock industry
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
Orhan of the Ottoman Empire
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
ardent; passionate; vehement
courting; wooing; making advances