rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to put to trial; to argue in court
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
because of; owing to; due to
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
if so; in that case; in that situation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess