solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
in succession; one after another
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
hiving off; swarming; dividing a fief
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
successively; one after another
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
going to and fro; back and forth
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to be born; to come into the world
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash