rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
if it is the case that ...
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
at least; at most; (even) just
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
metallic sound; metallic clank
intercept; interception; counter-attack
freely; right and left; as one pleases
not long has passed since ...
consecutive; continuous; successive
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course