thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
way; method; means; resource; course
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
that's true; of course; obviously
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
stagnation; hindrance; delay
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to extend; to expand; to spread out
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
matter of time; question of time
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this