challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to succeed; to bear fruit
demonstration; manifestation; protest
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
difficult to ...; hard to ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
in the same manner as before; the same as always
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
return; relapse; recurrence
reduction by half; halving
light work; light-duty work
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
sitting calmly; sitting comfortably; sitting cross-legged; being at ease; being content
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
stationing (troops); occupancy
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
major general; rear admiral; air commodore