imperial court; royal court
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to understand; to make out
kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; (lit.) three kneelings and nine prostrations
Ogasawara-ryu (school of etiquette); punctilious etiquette; Ogasawara-ryu (school of archery, incl. horseback archery); Ogasawara-ryu (school of military strategy)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
way (of doing); manner; method; means
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
nationalism; extreme patriotism
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
national polity; National Athletic Meet
patriotic feelings; patriotism
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to intend; to be sure that
revision; amendment; alteration
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set