isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to take part in a conference
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
assertion; declaration; affirmation
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to say; to be pleased to say
at; in; at; when; by; with
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
general idea; concept; notion
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
body tissue; body composition
minimum; at the very least
to need; to call for; to require
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
literally; self-explanatorily
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
portable terminal; mobile device; handset
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows