to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
an issue being settled; a case being closed
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
name; given name; first name
how many years; how long; what year
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
unless one ...; if one does not ...
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
stepping back; drawing back
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
offense and defense; offence and defence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch