western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
to talk to oneself; to mutter
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
riding together; riding with
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
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
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
worst; worst-case (scenario)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
horizon (related to bodies of water)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
imagination; supposition; guess
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
very likely; very probable
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way