to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
preface; introduction; preamble
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
military authorities; army circles
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
bolt from the blue; great surprise
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
at once; immediately; right now
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on