to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
direct appeal; direct petition
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
particular; hard to please; fussy
internment; detainment; detention
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
now that; since; so long as; because
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
preparing for action or battle
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
at a stroke; with a single swoop
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
munitions; military stores
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
civil and military officers
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)