empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
individual; one by one; separate; each
group; bunch; crowd; group
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
dwelling; house; residence; address
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight; wrong; improper; indecent
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
in swarms; in great crowds
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher