before the gate; in front of the gate
all eyes; public attention
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
being on duty; person on duty
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
whole face; all over one's face
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
certainly; surely; definitely
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed