inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to disperse; to take a castle
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
lately; recently; nowadays
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to serve; to work for; to attend
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of