impassioned speech; fervent speech
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
one way or the other; either way
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
entry; approach; penetration
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to have a reason; to have an excuse
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
column; file; (vertical) line
chief; main; principal; important
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
not necessarily so; is not always true
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
practice; practising; experience
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view