to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
war; fighting; fierce competition
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
every single word and phrase; word by word
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
periodic; regular; routine
to glare at each other; to confront each other
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
practice; practising; experience
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)