leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to pull out a fish; to lure
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
corridor; hallway; passageway
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
shades of evening; dead of night
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
burning at the stake; execution by burning
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
fire attack; attacking and burning enemy troops, warships, provisions, etc.