feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
military man; warrior; soldier
house where one was born; one's parents' house
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
military family; warrior class
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
10th day of the month; ten days
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
pink (colour, color); peach
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
distortion; falsification; perversion
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)