siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
piece; fragment; one (object)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
memory; sense; experience
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)