spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
shouting in a thunderous voice
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
main temple building; nave
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
narrow; cramped; small-sized
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to bring; to take; to bring about
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
armaments; military preparations
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
sitting opposite each other
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...