in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
wages; pay; rental payment
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
poor region; deprived area
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
endurance; perseverance; patience
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
suspicious-looking; fishy
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
straight; as the crow flies
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
sympathy; empathy; response
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to raise one's voice; to shout
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)