siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
in this manner; in this way; like this
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
to be contrary to one's expectations
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
open air; outdoors; outside
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
each (feudal) domain; each fief
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
tall building; the cabinet