empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
thereupon; shortly thereafter
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
disputed territory; conflict area
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
authenticity; credibility
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
how; in what way; by what means
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
wife and children; (arch.) wife
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
staying the night; lodging (at)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
out of character; unlike one
exaltation; emotional uplift
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)