immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
(clenched) fist; knuckles
improved strain; improved breed
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
evergreen tree; (an) evergreen
in the midst of the enemy
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to be damaged; to receive damage
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
upright; incorruptible; morally courageous; erect penis
more than anything (else)
to lift down; to carry down in one's arms
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
secret information; intelligence
taking one's own life; suicide
flying column; detached force
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
election; selection; choice
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
food storage; provision store; pantry
Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point