victory or defeat; match; contest; game
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
taking appropriate action; tact
hard worker; hardworking person
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to be hesitant; to feel timid
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to care for someone; to look after someone
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to join forces; to cooperate
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(social) position; status
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
plural; multiple; several