rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
thorough; exhaustive; complete
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
far sight and deep design
modesty; humility; being humble
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
Fermat; Fellmer; Vellmar (Germany)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
trident; Trident (missile)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to press a question; to cross-examine
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters