like; similar to; as with; in the same way
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
many; much; plenty; hardly
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
single word; a few words; brief comment
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to pass (of time); to elapse
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock