charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to need; to demand; to take; to require
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
pride; boast; credit (to)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
source of worry; source of distress
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
maintenance; preservation; improvement
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
blow; shock; strike; batting
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
flight; desertion; escape
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration