beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
retainer; attendant; escort
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
big thanks; great gratitude
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
just one person; only one
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
bicorn (mythical creature with two horns)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
shouting in a thunderous voice
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word