close to the wall; alongside the wall
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
messenger; envoy; emissary
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction