captive; prisoner (of war)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
political offence; political offense
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
court lady; lady-in-waiting
showing no fear, even of God
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
particulars; details; specified items
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
normalization; normalisation
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to play a central role; to take a leading part
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)