(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to go out and away; to leave
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
major cleanup; spring cleaning
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to begin; to set about; to start
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to fold up; to fold into layers
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
three; three years of age
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
writing; composition; essay; sentence
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)