lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; how about
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
people; citizens; subjects; folk
oppression; suppression; pressure
to repeat; to be frequent
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
any more; any further; any better; any longer
overlooking; turning a blind eye
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to feel; to sense; to experience
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
exaltation; emotional uplift
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level