coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
overanxiety; needless worry
I don't need it; I don't want it
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to look around; to survey
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
final third of a two-hour period
resident; indigenous; always existing
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to finish reading; to read through
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something