departure; leaving; setting off
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
legend; folklore; tradition
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
prize money; monetary award; reward
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
please (give me); please (do for me)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
putting into operation; invocation
about this time; about now
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
exaltation; emotional uplift
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard