head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
settlement; solution; resolution
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
with all one's strength; with all one's might
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
small; fine; detailed; stingy
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
condition; state (of health); appearance
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago