person concerned; interested party; related party
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
gradual decrease; decline
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to master something (through personal experience)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
performing arts; acrobatics
show tent; circus tent; freak show
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
anything and everything; just about everything
area under direct control (of the shogun)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement