to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
kindness; intimacy; friendship
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to cease; to stop; to be over
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw open; to leave open
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
many people; a large number of people
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
direct control; direct supervision
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
surroundings; environs; circumference
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as you see; as you can see
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility