to cut corners; to be shoddy
method of attack; place of attack
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to ask; to enquire; to query
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
one's person; around one's person
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
great cause; moral law; justice
coming to an end; dying out
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
to mix; to stir; to blend
coincident with; while; simultaneously
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
together; mutually; fellow
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
sea level; (surface of) sea
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
defense; defence; defensive preparations
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
lingering light of evening