study group; study meeting
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
frequent; densely packed; thick
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
unconfirmed; unidentified
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
unimpressive; unimpressed
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to be in focus; to come into focus
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
quiet; still; surreptitious
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
intercept; interception; counter-attack
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling