male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
participants; participating athletes
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to forget completely; to leave behind
competent; suitable; qualified
to refuse; to reject; to deny
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
personal attack; personal denunciation
distinguished service; meritorious service
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper