Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
back of the head; occiput
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
expression; look; countenance; face
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
slow to act; slow in starting work
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
battlefield; battleground
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to go out and away; to leave
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
this occasion; at this time; now