monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
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.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
those (near the second person)
since then; from that time; ever since
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to drink up; to drain (cup)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
changing clothes; change of clothes