give-and-take; give and take
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
young girl; lass; adolescent female
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
nice; good; well-executed
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup