to have a talk; to tell a story
plural; multiple; plural (number)
something; some kind of; for some reason
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
armed forces; military; troops
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
village headman; village mayor
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
else; in addition; besides