heated (e.g. debate); passionate
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
a glance; a look; a glimpse
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
binoculars; field glasses
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
sea level; (surface of) sea
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
locals; local inhabitants
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
successively; one after another
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot