to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
custom; habit; customary practice
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
help; assistance; service
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
since; henceforth; ever since
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
completion; perfection; accomplishment
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to walk; to move forward; to make progress