to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
metal fittings; metal fixtures
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
glove (esp. sports); globe
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to ask a question; to ask questions
about; concerning; related to; -ish
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)