serious; grave; dignified; solemn
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
within; inside of; less than
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
secret; private; surreptitious
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
disapproval; disagreement
way of speaking; intimation
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
action; operation; effect; function