private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
stirring; slight movement
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
weak point; unskillfulness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
whichever one chooses; either way
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
journey; route of a journey
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
probability; likelihood; chances