order; directive; instructions; command
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
soon; shortly; before long
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
thought; consideration; thinking
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
(Edo-period) town magistrate
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
accident; emergency; calamity
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
home area; home town; local
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
going on a pleasure jaunt
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name