watch-keeping; guard; lookout
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
ignorant of the ways of the world
to lead someone around by the nose
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
no matter how much time passes
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
one way or the other; either way
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
how long; how far; how much
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
forcibly; against one's will
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for