critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
country; territory; domain; realm
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
confusion; mixing; merger
murder of one's lord or father
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
(traffic) congestion; heavy traffic
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
great cause; moral law; justice
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
the first beat of the war drum
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification