he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
excellent plan; best policy
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
in one's hands; in one's control
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to go underground; to go into hiding
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
exaltation; emotional uplift
overconfident; presumptuous
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy