to need; to call for; to require
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
lazybones; lay-about; good-for-nothing; idler
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
court (of law); courtroom
gesture; gesticulation; motion
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
favourite motto; pet saying
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
light; easy; non-serious; minor
open; public; official; overt
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible