to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to govern; to manage; to subdue
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
social meeting place; watering hole
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
presence; sitting with; being with
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
even more; still more; further
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with