Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
virile; tough; masculine; intense
though; notwithstanding; although
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stiffen; to become stiff
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
those (near the second person)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to jingle; to jangle; to clink; to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you