skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
assistance; backing; reinforcements
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
offensive (movement); aggression
main purpose; primary objective
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
offering a full report to a superior
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
one's own army; one's own team
to look upwards; to look up
immediate follower (of the shogun)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to speak; to say; to vocalize
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
with these words; while saying
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; even though; despite
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on