ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
no way to do; nothing can be done
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
along; parallel to; in accordance with
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
how many years; how long; what year
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
race (of people); type of person
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
serious; severe; grave; acute
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
quarrel; dispute; argument
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
preface; introduction; preamble
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance