to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
massing (of troops); gathering
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
manner of using one's hands
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to boast; to brag; to talk big
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
such; like that; in that way
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning