mistress; kept woman; concubine
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
loyal heart; loyalty; devotion; fidelity
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
recuperation; medical treatment
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
loyal retainer; loyal subject
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
source of information; intelligence source; message source
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind