mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
dark of the night; darkness of the night
to attack; to assault; to assail
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
preface; introduction; preamble
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
perception; sensing; noticing
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
air defense identification zone; ADIZ
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect