to put up (a notice); to post
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
materials; data; document
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
how long; how far; how much
metre; meter; meter; gauge
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(arch.) birth parents; (arch.) birthplace; child; creation
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
school building; schoolhouse
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to close (one's eyes); to shut