centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to leave as it is; to defer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
decapitated head of an enemy
camp stool; folding stool
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to lay aside; to set aside
while; during; while; although; all; both
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour