to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
command; lead; generalship; leadership
lodging; putting up at a hotel
offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
audience (with a person of high standing)
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
no exception; without exception; always the same
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to make public; to bring to light
air of luxury; high class feel
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
fighting in numerous battles
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix