nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
way; method; means; resource; course
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
(only) one option; one possible choice
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to kill; to choke the life out of
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
torture to death; torment to death
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to fill a hole with earth
one eye; one of one's eyes
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
being on duty; person on duty
going around; patrol; round; tour
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
because of; owing to; due to
reviewing stand; box; gallery
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail