hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
step; stride; counter for steps
foreign enemy; outside invader
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
in succession; one by one
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
omen; sign; notice; indication
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
firstborn; first child; eldest child
inheritance; something given or received
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
intelligence network; information network
too (much); overly; excessively
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
station; office; guardroom
each place; various places
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman