warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
thanatos; death instinct (in psychoanalysis); Thanatos; personification of death (in Greek mythology)
furniture store; furniture dealer
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
hegemony; leadership; initiative
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
in case of; at that time; at this time
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
immediately; right away; on the spot
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
receiving an electric shock
mental condition; state of mind; mentality