order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
deadly serious; deadly earnest
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
column shape; cylinder; columnar
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to scrape off; to shave off
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
exit; way out; outlet; vent
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to face on; to look out on to
observation platform; lookout platform
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be sooty; to be stained
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
last week; the week before
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
inattention; absent-mindedness
meanwhile; in the meantime
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)