summer vacation; summer holiday
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
even though; despite; when
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
like this; this sort; this way
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
conference room; council room
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
time; season; period; phase; stage
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
clergyman; churchman; clergy
pride; dignity; self-respect
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
from now; from this moment; henceforth
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to indicate; to show; to point to
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder