group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
furnishings; implements; equipment
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
big snake; (large) serpent
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
passenger; rider; good rider
pride; dignity; self-respect
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
how many? (large animals)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
quietly; slowly; gracefully
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be hesitant; to feel timid
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
not yet known; unknown; strange
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly