to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to slide into; to slip into
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
napkin; cloth; first string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
strategist; tactician; schemer
medical treatment; medical care
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
bluff; false show of power; bold front
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
former (incumbent); predecessor
from here; from this place
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point