more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hostility; antagonism; opposition
financial power; financial means; wealth
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to threaten; to intimidate
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
retainer; retinue; servant
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
these guys; these fellows
practice; practising; experience
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
party; set; gang; company; person
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
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
to appreciate; to be thankful
be (that) as it may; having said that
to refuse; to decline; to deny
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)