because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
rational; reasonable; logical
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
one way or the other; either way
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
mostly involve; principally involve
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
some people; a few people; several people
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to decide; to determine; to judge