root; joint; base; crotch
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
beyond that point; after that
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to stop walking; to pause
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to translate; to interpret
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
separation; farewell; parting
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness