battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to serve; to work for; to attend
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
threat; intimidation; menace
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
centre line; center line; central line
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to govern; to manage; to subdue
land near a castle; castle town
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute