to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
guess; conjecture; surmise
to become better; to improve
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
kimono and ancient head-dress
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
military officer; naval officer
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to boost; to force up; to push up
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
seeing one off; farewell; escort
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
open; public; official; overt
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to resound; to make a stir
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily