just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
huge rock; firmness; solidity
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
young girl; lass; adolescent female
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
contract; compact; agreement
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burst open; to pop; to split
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to get strong; to gain strength
monopole; singular pole; unipole