tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
going around; patrol; round; tour
censorship; inspection; examination
start; leaving; marching off
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
considerably; greatly; a lot
notebook; account book; register
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
group; party; team; squad; section
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
local deity; guardian god
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
again and again; repeatedly
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
to begin to bloom; to come out
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space