to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
street; quarter; district; area
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
confession; confidential talk; frank talk
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be away from home; to be out of the house
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to miss (e.g. train, plane)
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
the people; citizens; the populace
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)