to surround; to crowd around
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to set (sun); to become dark
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
covering; protection; backing; relief
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to attack; to assault; to assail
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
maintenance; preservation; improvement
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
remembrance; recollection; recognition
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
survival; survivor; relic
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge