precarious situation; precarious state
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
aggression; invasion; raid
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
whole nation; whole land; whole country
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
secret art; the mysteries
armed forces; military; troops
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
pensive (or worried) look on one's face