middle period; medium-term
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
man of the hour; woman of the hour
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
almost; roughly; approximately
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
Yamatotakeru (12th Emperor of Japan); Prince Yamatotakeru
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
various countries; various regions; various provinces
lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions)
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
all; one and all; each and every one
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
everywhere; at every turn
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to start slowly; to lag behind
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
something like ...; something called ...