to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
single line (of ships); single line formation; line of battle
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
brigadier general; commodore
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
second; number two; runner-up
brave general; great soldier
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant