group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
nervousness; oversensitivity
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to form a group; to form a bunch
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
wintertime; winter season
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
disorder; chaos; confusion
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to say too much; to go too far
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
mockery; derision; ridicule