haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
danger; peril; hazard; risk
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to be remembered; to go down in history
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited