absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
one's own army; one's own team
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
had better ...; had better not ...
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
in turns; alternately; in order
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
simply; merely; only; solely
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)