to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
night attack; nocturnal assault
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to increase; to add to; to augment
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
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
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
stirring; rousing oneself
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess