street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to ask a question of (a person)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
one's whole life; one's lifetime
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
under the orders of; by order (command)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor
complete change; about-face
state of the war; war situation
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
interspecific; interspecies
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection