emperor (of Japan); mikado
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
either way; in any case; one way or another
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to pull out a fish; to lure
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to try all possible means
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
slight; little; insignificant
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
again (and again); once again; yet again
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently