key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
Tempō Reforms (series of government measures; 1841-1843)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
reform; reformation; reorganization
National Mobilization Law
enactment; establishment; creation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
uncle (older than one's parent)
fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
international mail; overseas mail
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
literature; books (reference); document
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
every martial art; all the martial arts
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
sidelocks; hair at the temples
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
belligerence; fighting spirit
(crime of) indecent assault
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to look young; to seem young
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities