levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
bento; Japanese box lunch
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
to pass by (time); to hit too much
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
playing (a wind instrument); blowing
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
vulgar ears; attention of the masses
talent and accomplishments; wisdom and works
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
loud voice; high-pitched voice
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
control; management; supervision
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
reply (to a letter); response; answer