plank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.); walkway
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
in accordance with; subordinate to
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
gun; firearm; long-barreled gun (e.g. musket, rifle, etc)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman