to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
going around; patrol; round; tour
steep mountain; craggy mountain
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
everywhere; all over; throughout
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
guidance; leadership; leading the way
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more