ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
situation; state of things; current affairs
to become distant; to recede
some people; a few people; several people
ordinary; common; mediocre
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
great laughter; burst of laughter
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
death from disease; death from illness
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
employer's house; master's house
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
wandering; rambling; roaming
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying