strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
with a momentary flash of light
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
another thing; other things; another man's property
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be found; to be discovered
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
half-sister (younger, different mother)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to tear off; to strip; to rob
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
interior; inside; internal
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
polite; respectful; reverent
to hold something reverently with both hands
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
youthful; young; young-looking
to become brilliant; to become cheerful