dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
group; bunch; crowd; group
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
thousands; several thousand
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
decision; determination; resolution
everywhere; all over; throughout
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
head; lead; vanguard; first
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
other than; excluding; without
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
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)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out