(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
talk; recital; narration; topic
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
as (for); for; in the capacity of
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
a step; short distance; short time
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be silent; to say nothing
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
form; shape; figure; visage
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say