right beside; close to; nearby
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
our country; our land; one's own country
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
relation; relative; kind; cordial
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(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
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous