present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
specialization; specialisation
something; some kind of; for some reason
large build; large pattern
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
strategist; tactician; schemer
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
going straight on; going straight ahead
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to continue to rain or snow
derailment; digression; deviation
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
endless; boundless; everlasting