to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to spit out; to eject; to dump
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
pride; boast; credit (to)
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
reason; cause; history; origin
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
trial; judgement; judgment
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
very likely; very probable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
plural; multiple; several
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
penalty; sentence; punishment
deep inside; innermost place
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm