to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
direct unforked road; straight path
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
outside of one's area of expertise
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to encamp; to take up positions
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
in terms of; from the point of view of
moving about; stirring about
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
commencing with; including
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
within; inside of; less than
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness