bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to intend; to be sure that
to rally; to make a comeback
real intention; true motive; true meaning
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to differ; to vary; to disagree
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
great difference; big difference; wide margin
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
powerful medicine; strong poison
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
suppression; repression; subjugation
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
irrational (line of) argument
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
command; lead; generalship; leadership
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
successor; replacement; second wife
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
foundation stone; cornerstone
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service