chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
professor; teaching; instruction
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to tower over the surroundings
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
land near a castle; castle town
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
condition; state of preservation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
detour; circuitous route; diversion
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall