extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
difficult to ...; hard to ...
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to keep away; to keep at a distance
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
intimidation; threat; bluster
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
comparatively; relatively
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
influenced (by); under an influence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
related to; in relation to