commencing with; including
great cause; moral law; justice
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to ascend; to go up; to climb
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
station; office; guardroom
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to fly around; to scatter
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
if you ask me ...; as for ...
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
particularly; only; in the case of
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
immediately; right away; on the spot
two days later; day after next; next day but one