near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
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
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
after that; afterwards; thereafter
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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 stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
sorry; excuse me; thank you
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
that is to say; so that means
forevermore; for eternity
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family