total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
art of war; strategy; tactics
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to hate each other; to hate mutually
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
change; transformation; inversion
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
human intellect; knowledge
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!