thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
number one; first; best; most; game; round
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to set (sun); to become dark
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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.)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to encamp; to take up positions
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
in deep black; in jet black
to crouch; to squat; to cower
government office; public office
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
moneylending; moneylender
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to practice magic; to practise magic
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
like this; in this way; as you see
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement