food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ceremony; celebration; law code
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
ritual; religious service; festival
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
block (of wood); chip; splinter
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
all present; all concerned; all of us
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
decisive; resolute; determined; firm