being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
possession; retention; maintenance
to be helpful; to be useful
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to invite in; to show someone in
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
appointment; assignment; promotion
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
tall figure; high stature
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
being under military occupation
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit