insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
countermeasure; counter-measure
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
power map; power structure; power relationships
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
how others look at you; what others think about you
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
last ray of hope; only hope
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with