system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
collection (gathering) and distribution
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
rather; sooner; preferably
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
inside; interior; inner part
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(not) even once; (not) ever
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
wounded person; injured person
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
for today; for the time being
way; method; means; resource; course
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be at a loss for words
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
reduction by half; halving
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage