near; close; beside; third person
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
like this; this sort; this way
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to hide; to conceal oneself
primary school; elementary school; grade school
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
school building; schoolhouse
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to take (be in) charge of
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain