gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to push aside; to brush aside
single word; a few words; brief comment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
memory; sense; experience
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to become settled; to be fixed
decoration; ornament; trimmings
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
silence (not speaking); muteness
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to have the privilege of doing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do