if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
future years; in (one's) later years
son-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
in history; ever; historical
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
agricultural land; farmland
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
farming; agriculture; cultivation
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying