number of persons; personnel
traffic restrictions; traffic control
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
trouble; bother; annoyance
orders; instructions; directive; command
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to attempt; to test; to try out
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
document; official papers
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to bury; to embed; to implant
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency