to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
blood poisoning; septicemia; sepsis
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
concord; harmony; concert
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
how; in what way; how about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be surprised; to be astonished
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in that manner; like that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger