securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
marital relationship; marital relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
first generation; founder
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
is something that; is that which
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
had better ...; had better not ...
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
very interesting; of great interest
to look around; to survey
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)