party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
victim; injured party; sufferer
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
like this; this sort; this way
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
police officer; policeman; constable
with a snap; with a crack
trouble; bother; annoyance
going around; patrol; round; tour
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
maid; helper; help; assistance
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
street performer (comedian)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to shake one's head (in denial)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to chase; to run after; to pursue
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to put one's hand on; to touch
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined