to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
strategy meeting; council of war
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
had better ...; had better not ...
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding