to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
cannot be compared with; no match for
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
horizon (related to land)
to cover fully; to wrap around
dust; smokestack smoke; battle scene
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
calm; composed; cool; quiet
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as far as the eye can see
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
function; facility; faculty; feature
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
that's the way it is; such is life
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
orders; instructions; directive; command