to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to be too late; to be too slow
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
intelligence gathering; information gathering
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
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)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
very likely; very probable
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
feudal lords; barons; princes
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
failure; mistake; blunder
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
just because; even if; even though
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
different thing; another question; different case
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure