just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
departure; leaving; setting off
to lose sight of; to miss
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
contrary to one's expectations
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
secret; private; surreptitious
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to erase all trace of something
difficult to ...; hard to ...
internal conditions; true state of affairs
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
more than anything; above all else
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
flight; desertion; escape
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question