spiritism; worship of the dead
the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
chocolate-coated ice cream on a stick; Smack (soft drink); smack; heroin; sumac
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
to call for somebody's participation
sun and moon; time; the years; the months
good harbor (harbour); fine harbor
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
shipping industry; marine transport
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
infancy; childhood; infant; child
military system; military organization; military organisation
disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
to stare back at; to look back at
port city; harbour city; harbor city
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
even without doing; even without being
number of households (houses)
to fight a battle; to have a fight
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)