strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
although; but; even though; I wish that
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
several people; a few people
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to glare at each other; to confront each other
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
surrounding at a distance
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
interruption; suspension; break
late at night; small hours of the morning
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
calamity; misfortune; disaster