all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
bolt from the blue; great surprise
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
detour; circumvention; turning movement
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to turn completely into; to become completely
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
perception; sensation; awareness
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
suddenly; all of a sudden
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
second (unit of time); arc second
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless