culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
complete change; about-face
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
proposal; offer; request; application
finish; completion; the end
to consent to; to assent to
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
really; truly; indeed; good grief
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
that day; the very same day
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate