tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
casualties; the killed and wounded
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to be forward; to be impertinent
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to pitch camp; to set up camp
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
at that time; in those days
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
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
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
many samurai; many gentlefolk
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little