storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
leaf surface; foliar surface; phylloplane
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
8th day of the month; eight days
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to raise one's voice; to shout