official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
classification; categorization; sorting
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
second division; secondary division
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to knock down; to utterly defeat
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
steady advance; carrying all before one