fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that is to say; so that means
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
don't you think?; indicates question
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
beginning; outset; first; onset
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
court lady; lady-in-waiting
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
(social) position; status
grasp; catch; understanding
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you