opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
power; might; authority; influence
reduction by half; halving
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
personal history; background; career
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
ordinary citizen; the general public
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
arrest; apprehension; capture
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
order; directive; instructions; command
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to have no chance (of succeeding)