even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(necessary) personnel; required person
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
attendance; presence; appearance
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to keep a watchful eye on
practice; practising; training; study
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate