news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
official announcement; proclamation
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
animation cel (from an animated movie)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
with a start; with a jump
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to correct oneself; to restate
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)