readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
reopening; resumption; restarting
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
curse; spell; malediction
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
it is not (like that) either
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
rather; sooner; preferably
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
reply (to a letter); response; answer
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity