shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
common use; communal use; sharing
banquet or reception hall
array; muster; line-up; full force
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
legislation; development of laws
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
without; but if; otherwise; or else
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
sense of values; values; value system
one day; (on) a certain day
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
overheating; overexcitement
looking on; remaining a spectator
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
imperial court; royal court
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
last days; the end; one's fate