to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
expression; look; countenance; face
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
imagination; supposition; guess
proposal; proposition; suggestion
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be transparent; to show through
stairs; stairway; staircase
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to be conspicuous; to stand out
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to step forward; to take a step forward
with a momentary flash of light
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
phantom; vision; illusion
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
(something) so small; so little; trifling
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious