how many people; a number of people
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
drama; play; powerful drug
scene; sight; scenario; setting
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to know (someone); to think; to believe
decisive battle of brief duration
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
with a start; with a jump
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
two times; twice; two degrees
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
as planned; according to plan
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
desperately; for one's dear life
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to show off; to parade; to pretend
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without