main road; main thoroughfare
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
war; fighting; fierce competition
prospects of victory; chances of success
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
armory; armoury; ordnance department
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
contemplation; meditation
to use all one's strength (ability)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
because; for; the reason why is ...
(divine) providence; dispensation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself