preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
simply; merely; only; solely
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
basic technology; generic technology
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pride; dignity; self-worth
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
inheritance; something given or received
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
that's the way it is; such is life
half-burnt; half-done; half-baked; rare
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)