to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
choices; alternatives; options
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
superiority; predominance
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
aptitude; aptness; suitability
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
far sight and deep design
to indicate; to show; to point to
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
declaration of war; proclamation of war
outbreak of war; starting a war
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
8000; eight thousand; many
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
staying behind; remaining; residual
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)