provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
long-established; old-established; traditional
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
barber; barbershop; barber shop
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
display window; shop window; store window
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
each place; various places
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
parade float; festival float
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
sightseer; spectator; viewer
stationery shop; a stationer
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis