sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
dark reddish-brown; liver color
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
March; third month of the lunar calendar
acquaintance; appreciative friend
at that (very) moment; just then
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
military system; military organization; military organisation
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
military force; military strength
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
outsourcing; subcontracting
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
(within a) territory; domains
health; healthy; sound; fit
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
hard training; intensive training
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
official name; formal name
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky