dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to burst open; to pop; to split
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to fall on one's backside
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
scattered; separated; dispersed
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
body; group; party; company; troupe
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
military force; military strength
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
public servant; government official
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
chief vassal; senior statesman
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
major cleanup; spring cleaning
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year