to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
adds force or indicates command
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
guard; sentinel; garrison
to rule; to govern; to administer
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
stationing (troops); occupancy
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset