rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
speaking voice; talking voice
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
excess; surplus; superabundance
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
charm; incantation; spell; curse
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
sword; blade; single stroke
carving; engraving; chiselled features
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
manners; behavior; behaviour
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
government service; the bureaucracy
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to go past; to pass; to pass by
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it