thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
how long; how much; to what extent
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
with a start; with a jump
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
threat; intimidation; menace
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
at work; in the midst of work; working
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
several times; a few times
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to chase; to run after; to pursue
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit