stealthy steps; soft steps
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
people; men and women; each person; everybody
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
should; must; -able; probably; likely
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
duty; function; office; mission; task
living by oneself; living alone
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
complete set; all; everything
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)