watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to knock down; to knock out
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to work without sleep or rest
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to go ahead; to pull ahead
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
reaching; attaining; arrival
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
madder red; dark red; crimson
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to mask oneself; to lie down
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
very small (particularly of a room or flat)
level ground; plain; flatland
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
night view; night skyline; nightscape
beyond that point; after that
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...