to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
call; summons; convening; convocation
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
bad behavior; misbehavior
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
ability; capability; skill
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
residence; abode; dwelling
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
on the occasion of; at the time of
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit