diplomatic; diplomatically
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
each field; various circles
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
main battery; main armament
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to head home; to leave for home
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
our country; our land; one's own country
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance