to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
baton (of command); order; command; direction
celebratory banquet; feast
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
several people; a few people
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to come back; to bloom a second time
conferring of decorations
influential person; man of importance
something to wear; clothes
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
middle and high-school students
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
social life; social intercourse
performance of one's official duties
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
preface; introduction; preamble
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
talking about memories; reminiscences
4th day of the month; four days
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
maximization; maximisation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue