before the gate; in front of the gate
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to press a question; to cross-examine
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
complete change; about-face
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
government office building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
silverware; silver tableware
dark of the night; darkness of the night
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
consequence; result; conclusion