(not) a soul; (not) a single person
detour; circumvention; turning movement
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to turn completely into; to become completely
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
perception; sensation; awareness
increase in interest rates
suddenly; all of a sudden
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
mistress; kept woman; concubine
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
discipline; training; teaching manners
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; obstacle; source of difficulty
reality; actuality; hard fact
hardships; privations; difficulties
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)