watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to fire into; to shoot into
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
skill; dexterity; master hand
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
chance (of success); odds
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
other side; opposite side; other party
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
sense of smell; olfaction
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
this sort of; this type of
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning