drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match
to starve (someone) to death
complete set of household goods
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
privy seal; imperial seal
newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to marry off; to espouse to
Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon
origin; fundamental element
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
key money (esp. on an apartment); premium (payment)
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
to set a ladder up against
outstanding work of calligraphy
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions