order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
this place; where one comes from; here
at that time; in those days
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
one edge; one end; one side
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
one after another; in rapid succession
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
great numbers; numerical superiority
carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868; (lit.) why not?