it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
quarrel; trouble; dispute
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
interruption; suspension; break
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
many; much; plenty; hardly
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to hang (something) on the wall
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
while; even though; despite
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...