to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
review; reconsideration; revision
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
what proportion; what percentage
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
torturing to death; tormenting to death
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
according to plan; as planned
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
match (for lighting a fire)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to flare up; to burst into flames
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
underground organization; underground organisation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)