tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
headquarters; head office; main office
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
personal; individual; private
allocation; assignment; allotment
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
major war; great war; world war
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
danger; peril; hazard; risk
line; queue; procession; matrix
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to tie one on; to get drunk
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
agricultural community; farm village; rural
marriage ceremony; wedding
family or person with samurai ancestors