skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
archipelago; group of islands
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
inland districts; inland areas
distant place; faraway location; far away
patriarch; head of a family
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
traditional; customary; conventional
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
haughty; holding one's head high
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
kind; sort; species; species
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to fall completely silent; to become still as death