(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to become pale; to turn pale
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to take someone's life; to kill someone
band of robbers; gang of thieves
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
length (of an animal); body length
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(in the same way) as before; as always
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise