way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
leading; guiding; commanding
attendance; participation; presence
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
little by little; bit by bit
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
training; education; development; cultivation
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to explain away; to answer evasively
means; way; method; measure
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
greater than ...; bigger ...
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
revenge; retaliation; requital (for a kind act); return (of a favour); reply; answer
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to have the tables turned on one
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy