dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
on the occasion of; at the time of
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to fall on one's backside
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
having not the slightest idea
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
armed forces; military; troops
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
these guys; these fellows
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove