translation; version (e.g. "English version")
detour; circuitous route; diversion
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to change the position of
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
reality; actuality; hard fact
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in sea water; dish of unboned whitefish boiled in salted water
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
walking briskly; determinedly
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
quality collar for an under kimono
contrast; antithesis; comparison
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness