care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
middle of the night; dead of night
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(not so) much; (not) very
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
guard; sentinel; garrison
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
although I say; although one might say; although called
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
now that you say that; now that you mention it
how; in what way; by what means
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
course; route; path; process; means
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to taste; to try (food or drink)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
slatted shutter; louver door (window)