push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to cause someone to worry
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
shipping industry; marine transport
power; might; authority; influence
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
court council; privy council
to be prolonged; to drag on
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
post crown; dowel crown; false tooth; "tooth" on a geta clog
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
reputation; public opinion
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict