because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
plump; with a thud; heavily
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
eagle (Accipitridae family)
right under; directly below; right beneath
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
with each person; with everyone
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
salted crescent roll; salted butter roll