when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
even though; despite; notwithstanding
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to knock down; to knock off
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
marital relationship; marital relations
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
fertile; rich; productive
munitions; military stores
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
government; administration; ministry
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
if one is unlucky; if one is careless