foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
intelligence gathering; information gathering
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
number of times; frequency; count
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
ability; performance; efficiency
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to offer for sale; to put on the market
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
spell; charm; incantation; magic word