encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to show up; to appear; to turn up
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
other than; excluding; without
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
else; in addition; besides
substitution; alternative; substitute
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements