entrance; admission; entering
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
weaving industry; textile industry
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
hydraulic power; water power
appellate court; court of appeal
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to faint; to be exhausted
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
ninth day of the month; nine days
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
here and there; around and about
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
overpower; subdue; keep down
to bring back; to restore