to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to pretend; to act (as if)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
commencing with; including
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be damaged; to receive damage
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
scene; sight; scenario; setting
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)