(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
narrow insight; narrow view; my humble opinion
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
sovereign power; the reins of government
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
pennant; gold-brocade flag
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
submission; return to allegiance