arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
defense; defence; protection
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
Guangzhou (China); Canton
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to machine; to cut; to scrape
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
corridor; hallway; passageway
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
successively; one after another
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
the other day; a few days ago
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding