certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to take flight; to disappear
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
to have one's hair stand on end
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
declaration of war; proclamation of war
because of; owing to; due to
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
depending on; dependent on
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
surrounding at a distance
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal