gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
the people; the public; the world
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
Annam (old name for Vietnam)
such a thing; something like that
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently