participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
authority; power; influence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
this (very thing); this precisely
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
audience (with a person of high standing)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
military service; conscription
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
in accordance with; according to
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
grey moustache; white beard
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
crown; diadem; bottle cap
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
genuine; authentic; true; real
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms