alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
make no progress; remain unsettled
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to be attacked by a disease
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to sink (into); to get depressed
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
strict order; peremptory command
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
your body; your health; yourself; you
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
your highness; your grace; your eminence
master; teacher; stable master
to suppress one's emotions
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for