confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
small number; few; minority
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
maintaining the status quo
looking on; remaining a spectator
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
how; in what way; how about; questionable
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
another thing; exception; special case
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score