stakes planted on the ground or underwater at irregular angles and intervals (to obstruct the enemy)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
overhasty; rash; premature
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
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
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to pass by (time); to hit too much
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
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
casting; cast-metal object
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
vulgar ears; attention of the masses
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
talent and accomplishments; wisdom and works
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
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; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
loud voice; high-pitched voice
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period); thug; ruffian; scoundrel
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise