to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
simply; merely; only; solely
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
they; those guys; those fellows
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
danger; peril; hazard; risk
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with