to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
several people; a few people
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
consists of; comprises; is made up of
murder; homicide; manslaughter
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
spirit of unity; team spirit; esprit de corps
piece; fragment; one (object)
firm; strong; solid; stable
thousands; several thousand
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
(death from) starvation; starving to death
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
pro-Japanese group; Japanophiles
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to order; to command; to appoint
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination