abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to disperse; to take a castle
rule; reign; government; governing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
on bad terms; at loggerheads
knowing; (an) acquaintance
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
to have a relationship; to have relations
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to temper thoroughly; to train well
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to make sense; to be meaningful