helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
stirring; slight movement
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
four (long cylindrical things)
to make an appearance; to show up
thicket; coppice; brushwood
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
I see; that's right; indeed
expression; look; countenance; face
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to glare at each other; to confront each other