to begin (doing); to start (doing)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
line; queue; procession; matrix
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)