to watch for an unguarded moment
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to refuse; to decline; to deny
being concerned about or mindful of
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
decision; determination; resolution
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
authority; power; influence
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to be erected; to be built
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks