to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
ramification; branching off
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
several people; a few people
dilapidated house; deserted house
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
association; union; guild
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
speech and conduct; words and deeds
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
prime of one's working life
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy