to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
charging (electrically); electrification
meanwhile; in the meantime
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
route; way; course; directions
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
genius; prodigy; natural gift
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
offender; criminal; culprit
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
right in the center (centre)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
armed forces; military; troops
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post