match; game; bout; contest
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
autumn of last year; fall of last year
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
militarism; warlike spirit
meeting (esp. of a mutual financing association)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
discussion; argument; debate
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
address; lodgings; accommodation
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
speech; expression; wording; language
group (gang) of naughty (mischievous) boys
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
(being) face to face; facing each other
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
huh; I'll be damned; well!
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
waking; waking up; awakening