to be lacking in options; to be too few
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
always-on connection (esp. to the Internet)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to talk the night away; to talk all night
sudden shower; sudden downpour
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
complicated and mysterious
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
surface of the earth; ground surface
simultaneous; all at once
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing