to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
literally; to the letter; literal
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the reverse; other side; lining
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to run about trying to escape
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
marriage ceremony; wedding
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
military campaign; battle; war
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
body; group; party; company; troupe