ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
aging; wearing out; deterioration
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
24 hours; twenty-four hours
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
way one walks; one's walk
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
modern Japanese; current written style
straw-wrapped item; bundle of straw (containing a food item, etc.); local produce; souvenir; present
quick work; (clever) feat
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
ardent; passionate; vehement
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah