opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be worried; to be troubled
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Aaron; Aaron (brother of Moses)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
that is to say; so that means
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
loyal retainer; loyal subject
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
different thing; another question; different case
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with