knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
outward appearance; apparent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
(political) power; authority; influence
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed