siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
war; battle; match; game; competition
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
ice cream; flavoured ice; sherbet
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
practice; practising; training; study
physical law; laws of physics
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
on countless occasions; many a time
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
troupe; theatrical company
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)