battle formation; disposition of troops
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
retention; maintenance; preservation
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
transmitter; homing device
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
north-northeast; north-north-east
huge rock; firmness; solidity
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
forward somersault; forward roll
to launch a surprise attack
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to step back; to walk backwards
to look upwards; to look up