(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
surroundings; environs; circumference
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
everywhere; all over; throughout
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
whispered conversation; whispering
clanging; empty; deserted
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
every person; each one; everybody
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
simply; merely; only; solely
dealing with; coping with
main; principal; chief; primary; major
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
comparatively; relatively
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)