to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to be needed; to be wanted
guess; conjecture; surmise
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
firm; strong; solid; stable
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
without cause; without reason
person being waited for; person who waits
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
caller; visitor; company; guest
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
party; gang; company; squad
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
ostensible (surface) reason