lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
main theater of war; principal battlefield
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
region; limits; stage; level
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
abstention; nonparticipation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
be (that) as it may; having said that
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
surrounding at a distance
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
observation; survey; watching
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
battle formation; military formation
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last