to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
alert status; emergency alert
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
long; drawn-out; very long
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
various places; several sources
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
piece; fragment; one (object)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
while; during (the time when)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
innumerable; countless; numberless
to rush back; to run back
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
all night; throughout the night
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally