messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be entwined; to be involved
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
carrying voice; well-projected voice
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
each; (arch.) you (plural)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be damaged; to receive damage
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
political offence; political offense
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to work hard; to make an effort
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
difficult problem; challenge
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance