these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
stealthily; secretly; in secret
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
rather; sooner; preferably
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
a short while ago; already
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
conservatory; conservatoire; music academy; music school; college of music
second year (college) student; sophomore