to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
way; method; means; resource; course
ability; capability; skill
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
so; therefore; and; (and) then
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
commander; general; leader
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
(terrorist) suicide bombing
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
affectation; showiness; pretence
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting