personal feelings; self-interest
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be perturbed; to be agitated
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
personal grudge; personal enmity
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
suddenly; all of a sudden
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
on the sea; surface of the sea
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to go along; to walk along; to follow
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
literally; to the letter; literal
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
influential person; man of importance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)