obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
store; reserve; stock; savings
triumphant return; returning in triumph
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
(for one's stomach) to rumble
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
command; control; commander
holding a position of responsibility
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
key person; important person
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
contest; comparison; competition
beginning; clue; starting point
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
seeing one off; farewell; escort
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)