devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
trend of the times; way things are going
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
problematical statement; controversial statement
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
partly open; in half bloom
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
absentmindedness; peace of mind
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out