oath; vow; pledge; covenant
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
isolation; being alone; being friendless
for this very reason; that is exactly why
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
probability; likelihood; chances
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
at least; at most; (even) just
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be helpful; to be useful
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to come and go; to go back and forth
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
had better ...; had better not ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)