complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
place; position; location; position; standing; status
white label; white tag; white card (in karuta); blank card; honour awarded to samurai in Tosa
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
leadership skill; leadership ability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to gather; to collect; to assemble
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Kyōshin Meichi-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Momonoi Naoyoshi in 1773)
principal of a cram school
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
large number (of); many; majority
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest