to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
educational institution; school; academy; campus
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
to have a talk; to tell a story
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to discuss; to talk together
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
town; city; municipal; urban
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
popular person; favorite; favourite
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide