take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
... and southward; in and to the south of ...
defense; defence; protection
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
surely (not); certainly (not)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
steel; sword steel; sword
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
imperial court; royal court
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
view without saying a word; tacit permission
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action