ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to be expensive; to be costly
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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
one's long-cherished desire
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
lot (production); batch; lotto
once upon a time; a long time ago
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
regret; repentance; remorse
too much; excessively; too
there being no use in arguing (about it)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring