citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(made of) stone; stone-built
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
practice; practising; training; study
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
point of compromise; common ground
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
country; territory; domain; realm
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
capacity; volume; capacitance
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
patterns of thinking; train of thought