to knit one's brows; to frown
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
completely; fully; entirely
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
military history; military annals
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
casualties; injuries and deaths
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
mixed race (of different vehicle classes)
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
splish-splash; with a splash
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)