choice; selection; option
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
from here; from this place
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
power balance; balance of power
intercept; interception; counter-attack
in the meanwhile; during the time
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
fast asleep; dead to the world
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be born; to come into the world
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
hand used like a sword in striking
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour