essential; important; crucial; vital; main
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
chief vassal; senior statesman
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
messenger; envoy; emissary
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript