siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
objection; dissent; protest
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
imperial court; royal court
recovery; rescue; recapture
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
harmony; concord; consonance
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unique; peculiar; singular
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
Berlioz (French composer)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
nothing but; none other than