to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to stop walking; to pause
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
continuation; succession; series; continuous
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dozens; scores of; decades
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
with a start; with a jump
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)