peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
aspect; phase; condition; modality
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
likely loss; probable defeat
physical condition; state of health; shape
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to keep a watchful eye on
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
too (much); overly; excessively
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
tasteless and odorless; bland
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-