chair; stool; post; office; position
military sword; saber; sabre
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
secret; private; surreptitious
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
more than anything; above all else
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
the staff; inside the department
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
three; three years of age
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
difference; variation; difference
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(social) class; rank; grade
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(while) holding a post or being in office