to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
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 stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
when it becomes; when it comes to
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
final; eventual; ultimate
to put one's hand on; to touch
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
rest; break; recess; intermission
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to escape from; to get out
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
outside world; physical world
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of