camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
gradually; little by little; step by step
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
sad sound; plaintive melody
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
typhoon in the early autumn
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
way out; means to escape; escape route
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
quick work; (clever) feat
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
shout of victory; cry of triumph
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
this; this one; this way; (arch.) I; (arch.) we
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation