postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
how much; how many; to what extent
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dealing with; coping with
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
moderate; proper; just right
stealthily; secretly; in secret
according to plan; as planned; on target
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to nip (something) in the bud
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
something; some kind of; for some reason
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off