second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
countermeasure; counter-measure
to state; to express; to mention
only; merely; but; no more than
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
going around; patrol; round; tour
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
information; news; report; reward; retribution
in its entirety; whole; wholly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to stiffen; to become stiff
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come