law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
3000; three thousand; many
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
tank (military vehicle); chariot
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
alert status; emergency alert
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
accomplishment; execution
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
diversion; distraction; feint
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
light pink; light crimson