madness; craziness; insanity
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
set of three; three sets; three classes
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
5th day of the month; five days
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
situation report; status report; progress report
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
one's own army; one's own team
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
mountain climbing; mountaineering
within; inside of; less than
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
protracted war; war of attrition
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
feelings; thoughts; meaning
in the end; at the end of the day
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front