calamity; disaster; misfortune
this is why; this means; it is the case that
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sovereign; emperor; monarch
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
hope; white hope; person of promise
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important matter; matters of weight
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
direct unforked road; straight path
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
opposite side; opposition
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
many; much; plenty; hardly
opposite side; other side
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
unconfirmed; unidentified
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
although I say; although one might say; although called
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
difficult problem; challenge
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less