more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
business; errand; nature of one's business
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
commissioned officer; military officer
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
to go out and away; to leave
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction