ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
with a start; with a jump
to rock; to shake; to swing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well