body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
servant; manservant; menial
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to breathe out; to exhale
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to stop (plug) one's ears
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
king cobra; hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game