belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
territory; domain; dominion; possession
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
too (much); overly; excessively
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
material; materials; data; information; documents
to open (one's eyes) wide
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
armaments; military preparations
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
absorption; suction; attraction
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
freely; frankly; without reserve
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
higher rank; better position
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
minimum; at the very least
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)