prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
station; office; guardroom
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
working in the fields; working on a farm
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
hard to reach place; remote place
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
ten-year-old; ten year old
boy; son; baby boy; young man
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely