rank; ranking order; hierarchy
succession struggle; succession race
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
time around sunset; early evening
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
with a clink (click, clack)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
smelling of earth; rustic
cave; cavern; den; grotto
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
reinforcement; strengthening
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
short sides of a rectangle
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity