strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
practice; practising; experience
bare livelihood; subsistence
to resound; to make a stir
without cause; without reason
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
people; men and women; each person; everybody
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
to boil strongly; to be excited
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
just because; even if; even though
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to push aside; to push one's way through
jostle; struggle; scuffle
match; game; bout; contest
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to line up; to form a party
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
whole face; all over one's face
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
learned priest pursuing his studies
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
war; fighting; fierce competition
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"