monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
attendance; presence; appearance
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
seven (long cylindrical things)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold