measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
villain; baddie; the villain's part
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
commencing with; including
each house; every house; many houses
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to tighten; to press hard
fourth day of the month; four days
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
transfer; transport; removal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
adoration; admiration; devotion
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration