affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving of engraving
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to intend; to be sure that
call; summons; convening; convocation
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
knowing; (an) acquaintance
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
annexation; merger; swallowing up
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
Eurasian continent; Eurasia