hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
matter of time; question of time
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
then; well; so; well then
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate