bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
beyond that point; after that
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
art of war; strategy; tactics
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to speak; to hear a voice
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
profound; deep; unfathomable
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
sidelocks; hair at the temples
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)