Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
consumption; expenditure; spending
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
they; those guys; those fellows
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
one's long-cherished desire
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
absence; disregard; indifference
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
upper half of the body; upper body
lower half of the body; nether parts
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick