in swarms; in great crowds
banquet or reception hall
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
observation; survey; watching
several times; once or twice
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
without; but if; otherwise; or else
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee