but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
each time it happens; at all such times
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
(how) many times; (how) often
average; ordinary; normal
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
metallic sound; metallic clank
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
iron rust; iron hydroxide
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be erected; to be built
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
armed might; military power; the sword; force
matter of time; question of time
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to drop; to let fall; to omit
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation