muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
transactions; dealings; business
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to become better; to improve
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to understand; to make out
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
if so; in that case; in that situation
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor