isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to dye; to colour; to color
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
court lady; lady-in-waiting
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dealing with; coping with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
at; in; at; when; by; with
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
woman; female; feminine gender